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There is a general agreement that the Odyssey was composed somewhat later than the Iliad in eighth or seventh century BC, and that the poet was Ionian. The poem was composed in an era of orally recited poems, in a society where the travelling bard was a well-known character; these bards drew their tales from a stock of common themes and characters, based in a mythical past which preserve some historical echoes ofthe bronze age offour to five hundred years earlier.‘Homer’ (probably originally a nickname) was one of these bards: but instead of being content to simply perform his poetry at banquets, turned his performance into long, continuous, written stories.  \nThe earliest biographies of Homer were written in the sixth century BC, when he was already famous, but even these do not contain any reliable information about his life. They do show that because of the popularity of his poems, people were curious about the man behind them. Homer’s was the only poetry thought worthy by Alexander the Great to be taken on campaign, and by the Hellenistic period there were even temples dedicated to Homer; for example, by the Egyptian Hellenistic king Ptolemy Philopator. Homer was, to the Greeks of the Classical period and later,  \nthe earliest and the greatest of all Greek authors. Beyond what we can guess from the texts of the Iliad and Odyssey, however, nothing about him or his life is certain or secure.  \nEpic  \nEpic story-telling  \nThe most obvious defining feature of epic as an ancient genre is it poetic form: all ancient Greek and Roman epic is written in a metre called dactylic hexameter. Epic verse is also notable for its length; the Iliad and the Odyssey consist of 24 books each, and unlike other long works of antiquity (notably historical writing) keep a clear focus on a connected chain of events throughout the whole work; in the case of the Iliad, the wrath of Achilles, and in the Odyssey, Odysseus’ desire to return home.  \nEpic poetry deals with great heroic deeds, taken from larger narratives of Greek heroic mythology. Both the Iliad and the Odyssey assume a familiarity with the characters and plot-lines; Greek tragedy later takes on other parts of the  \nmythological story, and even shows that there were alternative or competing versions of the same stories.  \nGods and the Divine  \nOne striking feature of epic which seems strange to modern eyes is the prominent role played by the gods. The gods intervene in human affairs, engage in battle with mortal s and with each other, and have rivalries, jealousies and temper-tantrums.  \nSince ancient times, readers (including, famously, Plato) have been concerned and worried about this portrayal of the gods – as well as entertained and amused. Some have tried to read the divine as allegories for the natural world or moral truths; others have interpreted the stories as an ancient people trying to deal with the uncert","cbCaimyyUrdaiW0I","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimyyUrdaiW0I","pdf",1447424,22,"English","# Introduction\n## General Introduction\n## Epic\n## Gods and the Divine\n## The Iliad and the Odyssey\n## The Odyssey\n## Talking Points\n## Context\n## The Text\n## Themes and Motifs\n## Stylistic Features\n## Glossary of Key Terms\n## Activities and Student Tasks\n## Further Reading and Resources\n## For Teachers\n## For Students","[{\"question\":\"What is the relationship between the Odyssey and the Iliad in this guide?\",\"answer\":\"The guide describes the Odyssey as, in some sense, a sequel to the Iliad, contrasting war-time setting with themes of peace and domestic life.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the guide highlight the gods as a distinctive feature of epic?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that epic portrays gods actively intervening in human affairs, battling and competing with one another, which raises interpretive questions for readers.\"},{\"question\":\"What learning materials does the guide include for students and teachers?\",\"answer\":\"It includes talking points, context and text sections, themes and stylistic features, a glossary, student task sheets, and further reading resources for both teachers and students.\"}]","Homer’s Odyssey - Set Text Guide | PDF",1790631292,34]