Homework Assignments
Group 7
Group 7 – Final Project – Unconventional Leaders
Unconventional Leaders Homer's The Odyssey, a cornerstone of ancient Greek literature, is deified for its epic tales of heroism and adventure. Still, beneath the surface of Odysseus' fabulous trip lies a nuanced disquisition of leadership through characters frequently...
Group 7 – Creative Narrative – Telemachus
In the poem Telemachus by Ocean Vuong, there is a tone of resentment and slight hatred for his father, Odysseus. There are many breaks between the sentences in the poem that emphasize the pause between the words. A new verse never starts with the beginning of a new...
Group 7-Creative Narrative-Athena
I chose this image for its striking representation of my case study on Athena. It impeccably glasses the dynamic I conceptualize when reflecting on the member where Athena informs Telemachus about his father's actuality and his eventual return. The image's...
Group 7-Creative Narrative-Penelope
For my multi-media source, I chose the television series Gilmore Girls to be in comparison with my case study of Penelope. The TV show is about a mother and daughter duo dynamic, in which Rory, daughter to Lorelai, doesn’t have a father figure present in her life. The...
Group 7-Image Reading-Penelope
Using context clues, I can infer this is a photo of Penelope, Odysseus, and Telemachus before Odysseus’ long journey. Penelope as a wife is considered loyal, hopeful, and passionate. During Odysseus’ time away, Penelope stayed loyal to her marriage with him while the...
Group 7 – Image reading – Athena
The statue depicted in the image is a grand representation of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, alleviation, and warfare. Towering amidst majestic columns, the statue exudes a sense of authority and power. The golden tinge boxing her Form not only...
Group 7 – Image Reading – Telemachus
This picture displays Odysseus and Telemachus fighting the suitors. Odysseus takes on many suitors, leading his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus, to worry about his survival. This picture displays the action in Book 20 of the Odyssey; however, before the...
Group 7-Close Reading-Penelope
In Book 1 of The Odyssey by Emily Wilson, Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, displays great acts of leadership. During Book 1, we are introduced to Telemachus, son of Penelope and Odysseus. Him and his mother are currently alone fending for their kingdom in Ithaca while...
Group 7-Close Reading-Athena
The passage uprooted from Emily Wilson's restatement of Homer's "The Odyssey" captures a moment where the goddess Athena makes a fervent appeal to her fellow gods on behalf of the beleaguered hero, Odysseus, and his son, Telemachus. In this section, Athena emphasizes...
Group 7 – Close Reading – Telemachus
In Book 1 of The Odyssey by Emily Willson, Athena, the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom and warfare, first meets Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, to encourage him on a journey to find his father and retrieve advice on ways to expel the suitors. She disguised...
Group 8
Group 8-Final Project-Leadership In the Odyssey
Introduction In Homer’s Odyssey, the characters of Penelope, Athena, and the Sirens serve as compelling embodiments of diverse leadership styles and influences. Penelope, with her unwavering resilience and strategic acumen in preserving Ithaca during Odysseus's...
Group 8- Creative narrative- Athena
Intro: Athena is known as a Goddess of wisdom and war in Homer’s The Odyssey. She is clever, confident, and strong. The multimedia source I chose is a poem called “Athena” written by Xena Terrell. The poem describes Athena as a confident, powerful, and wise Goddess...
Group 8- Image reading- Athena
In the image I chose to represent Athena, she is shown in a red cape and gold armor pieces. Her cape and head armor feathers are shown to be red and her body armor as well as shield, sword, and staff are shown to be gold. The color red is known to symbolize sacrifice,...
Group 8-Creative Narrative-Penelope
The Odyssey follows a man named Odysseus's journey to get back to his homeland. To do so, he has many hurdles to jump and many monsters to kill. Over the course of the story, we the readers, are introduced to a wide cast of characters. But in this epic story of...
Group 8-Creative Narrative-Sirens
Sirens, as seen in The Odyssey, are not represented in the media too often, we see them mainly referenced in stories of Greek mythology or retelling of The Odyssey. For my multimedia source, I chose the poem “Siren Song”, by Margaret Atwood. I believe this is...
Group 8-Image reading-Penelope
In the painting, Penelope is portrayed as sobbing on a chair with a bow in her hands. It's hard to really read what emotion her face is portraying but her body language makes it look like she's relieved. She is laying her forehead on her hand and coddling the bow in...
Group 8-Image Reading-Sirens
The image I chose of Odysseus is his encounter with the sirens while being tied to the mast of his ship. In this image, you can see the power the sirens hold over these men. Odysseus is in a trance while they swarm around him, his crew staring straight ahead with...
Group 8-Close Reading-Penelope
In book 2 of the Odyssey, Antinous a suitor scolds Telemachus for speaking poorly of his mother (Penelope) he goes on to educate Telemachus of his mother, through this we learn a lot about Penelope's character. Through lines 86 to 129 we learn that she is intelligent...
Group 8- Close reading- Athena
First session: Throughout the book, we see Athena being a good advisor, mentor and a patron to both Odysseus and his son, Telemachus. The passage I chose to quote that shows Athena saving and defending Odysseus is in book 5, page 180-18, lines 7-20, “Father and all...
Group 8 – Close Reading-Sirens
Introduction: In book 12 of “The Odyssey”, we are first introduced to the sirens and learn the story of Odysseus’ encounter and how it came to be. The book starts out with Odysseus’s encounter on the island where the goddess Circe lived. At first he sent some of his...
Group 9
Group 9 – Final Project – Leadership in The Odyssey
Introduction The Odyssey emphasizes how leadership is greatly affected by the irresponsible tendencies that make life much more unbearable. The followers in the story often rely on the leaders to make difficult decisions, and the gods are regularly just bestowed with...
Group 9-Creative Narrative-Athena
Importance Apart from the title and some indirect references to the goddess in the lyrics, "Athena" by The Who could be perceived as having very little relation to the goddesses's character in The Odyssey. However, looking at the song from a modern perspective and as...
Group 9-Creative Narrative- Telemachus
I chose to analyze an article about the development of Telemachus throughout the first four books of the Odyssey. Before reading the article my view of Telemachus throughout these books was that he was finding himself. As a young man, he is still unsure about who he...
Group 9 – Creative Narrative – Circe
The multi-media source I have chosen for my case study is the novel Circe by Madeline Miller. I decided on this source because in this novel we learn about who Circe really is, not just what the males in The Odyssey and in the making of The Odyssey make her out to be....
Group 9-Creative Narrative-Poseidon
The media source that I chose was a song by Billie Eilish called “Ocean Eyes”. The name in itself may give an impression of Poseidon, but the sharper lyrics accompanied by the soother, calmer tone truly resemble the Greek God of Sea. Eilish’s song Ocean Eyes uses a...
Group 9-Image Reading-Athena
Observations and Analysis A clear representation of Athena's leadership in The Odyssey, the painting shows the scene in Book 13 where Athena reveals herself and the all the help she's given to Odysseus on the shore of Ithaca upon his arrival home. In the book, it is...
Group 9-Image Reading-Poseidon
This image is a clear representation of Poseidon's unbelievable power, and what his abilities can cause. This image shows an individual on a boat whose path is being blocked by large waves, which are clearly targeted towards this. This scenario has many questions, one...
Group 9 – Image reading – Circe
The image I used is an image of Circe using her magic wand to turn the men into pigs. In this image, you can see that Circe is a beautiful woman in a flow dress with gorgeous long hair. She is delicately holding the wand over the men, which I believe represents how...
Group 9- Image Reading- Telemachus
Doucet Lucien Reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus This image shows the reunion of Telemachus and Odysseus. In the top left corner you can see Athena (out of disguise) watching over the reconciliation of the father and son. Athena’s corner is painted with shadows,...
Group 9- Close Reading- Circe
Introduction In Book 10 of The Odyssey, we first meet Circe. She is a beautiful goddess from the island of Aeaea, which is just west of what we now know as Italy. Odysseus’ crew meets Circe first and quickly find out she has the ability to turn men into animals. They...