The Odyssey Group
- On the basis of portraits of specific women, what can you say about the behavior the Greeks desired or feared in women?
Created by a-chan on May 31, 2008 in the The Odyssey Group. - What conclusions about the deceptive nature of beauty can you draw from the Circe episode in "The Odyssey"?
Created by andrealovescody on May 28, 2008 in the The Odyssey Group. 
Why do you think the tale of Odysseus, as detailed in The Odyssey, has had such long lasting appeal since it was initially composed?
Created by spazz09 on Mar 12, 2008 in the The Odyssey Group.- What events allow Odysseus to learn about himself?
Created by deadbern on Feb 25, 2008 in the The Odyssey Group. 
- What is Odysseus motivated by in The Odyssey?
Created by ksaikens on Feb 20, 2008 in the The Odyssey Group. 
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Is Homer's The Odyssey valuable enough for all high school students to read? Yes, but not simply...
Posted by ask996 on Nov 24, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
Homer's The Odyssey is absolutely one of the greatest works of world literature. It has a...
Posted by bullgatortail on Nov 23, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
I agree with the previous posts. Anyone who wants to be able to understand the many allusions...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Nov 23, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
This work is one of the essentials of Western literature. I would say that if a person has no...
Posted by readerofbooks on Nov 23, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
Certainly, the ideas in Homer's work can be appreciated by many a student. The notion of the...
Posted by akannan on Nov 23, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
Yes, The Odyssey is an epic that students should read if they want to understand anything at all...
Posted by chikazu on Nov 23, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.- In reply to #2: omg thank you so much!Seriously, this helped me ALOT. You are so good at...
Posted by treebell1234 on Oct 8, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group. 
Yes, this is a very fertile topic, and you have some work to do. If you have read the entire...
Posted by sfwriter on Oct 6, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.- I have never thought of Odysseus as a hero in the modern sense. He is nothing like what modern...
Posted by sfwriter on Jun 23, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group. 
Isn't Calypso a nymph? I think that the nymphs serve the purpose of a foil to Odysseus and brings...
Posted by epollock on May 31, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
Odysseus lived on the island of Ithaca. (You can post these types of items in the Question and...
Posted by mrsmonica on May 7, 2009 in the The Odyssey Group.
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