Engaging with the Odyssey

We will use the following links to engage in our reading and interpretation of the opening books of the Odyssey.


Picasso's Guernica

Telemachus: The Disheartened Prince

Telemachus Sets Sail



Odyssey Close Reading Excerpts



As you continue in your reading and note taking of this text, you want to notice the small details and the larger patterns.

To begin with, pay attention to how the following are treated in the text:

-fate/omens/prophets/warnings
-women
-family
-the elderly
-the gods
-guests/hospitality
-pride

Also, look for examples of foreshadowing and figurative language.