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The Odyssey Study Guide

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This study guide course helps you understand the characters, events and legacy of the epic poem ''The Odyssey''. Lessons cover important topics in an engaging video format that prepares you for class, small group discussions or to succeed on an examination.
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Lesson 1 - Homer of Ancient Greece: Mythology & Poetry Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8129].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8129].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - When Was The Odyssey Written? - Homer's Ancient Greece Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78814].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78814].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Ulysses, the Roman Name for Odysseus Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78815].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78815].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - How Many Books Are In The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78816].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78816].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Translations of The Odyssey: Significance in History Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78817].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78817].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - On First Looking into Chapman's Homer: Poem by John Keats Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1202].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1202].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - Bronze Age Greece: Schliemann's Quest for Troy Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1267].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1267].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 8 - Greek Gods & Greek Mythology Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[36847].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[36847].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 9 - Greek Myth and Religion Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1024].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1024].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 10 - The Greek God Poseidon: Mythology & Facts Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7317].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7317].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 11 - Who was the Goddess Athena? - Mythology, Overview Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7316].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7316].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - Helen of Troy: Story & History Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7312].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7312].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 13 - Menelaus of Troy: Mythology, Overview Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7307].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7307].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 14 - Odysseus and the Trojan Horse Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78818].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78818].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Go to chapter The Odyssey: Literary & Mythological Context
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Lesson 1 - Themes of The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78820].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78820].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Geography of The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78821].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78821].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Pylos in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78822].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78822].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Land of the Lotus Eaters in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78823].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78823].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Laestrygonians in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78824].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78824].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - What is Aeaea in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78825].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78825].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - Hades' Underworld in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78826].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78826].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 8 - Between Scylla & Charybdis in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78827].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78827].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 9 - Thrinacia in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78828].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78828].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 10 - Ogygia: An Island in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78829].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78829].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 11 - Phaeacians in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78830].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78830].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - Ithaca in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78831].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78831].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 13 - Alliteration in the Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[141950].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[141950].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 14 - Personification in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[167043].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[167043].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - Who was Odysseus? - Story, Adventures & Travels Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7314].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7314].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Is Odysseus a Hero? - Character Analysis Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78833].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78833].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Who was Telemachus? - Stories, Character Traits & Analysis Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7308].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7308].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Penelope in the Odyssey: Quotes & Weaving Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7318].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7318].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Athena in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78834].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78834].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78834].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78834].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 6 - The Cyclops in The Odyssey & Greek Mythology Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78835].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78835].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - Poseidon in The Odyssey Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78836].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78836].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78836].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78836].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 8 - The Greek God Aeolus: Mythology, Overview Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7279].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7279].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7279].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7279].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 9 - Circe of The Odyssey: Mythology, Overview Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7303].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7303].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7303].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7303].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 10 - Tiresias of The Odyssey: Mythology, Overview Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7300].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7300].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7300].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7300].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 11 - Odysseus & the Sirens Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78837].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78837].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - Who Is Helios in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78838].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78838].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78838].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78838].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 13 - Calypso in The Odyssey: Summary, Overview Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7301].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7301].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 14 - Who is Nausicaa in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78839].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78839].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 15 - Who Are the Suitors in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78840].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78840].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 16 - Who Is Eumaeus in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78841].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78841].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 17 - Who Is Eurycleia in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78842].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78842].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 18 - Who Is Laertes in The Odyssey? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78843].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78843].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Flashcards - Odyssey Character List & Flashcards
Go to chapter The Odyssey: Characters
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Lesson 1 - The Odyssey: Greek Epic Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1225].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1225].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - The Odyssey Book 1: Summary & Quotes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78845].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78845].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 9 - The Odyssey Book 8: Summary & Quotes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78852].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78852].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 10 - The Odyssey Book 9: Summary & Quotes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78853].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78853].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - The Odyssey Book 11: Summary & Quotes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78855].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78855].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 15 - The Odyssey Book 14: Summary & Quotes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78858].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78858].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 16 - The Odyssey Book 15: Summary & Quotes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78859].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[78859].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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