HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dactylic Hexameter, Ionic Greek, Homeric Question
31 Mar 2016
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Homer: the odyssey: homer"s epic poem odyssey was composed in 725 b. c primarily in the ionic dialect of ancient greek. It is written in dactylic hexameter (a form of meter in poetry or a rhythmic scheme) Epic poem in 24 books greek composed by homer in dactylic hexameter. According to the greek tradition homer was a poet in the 9th or 8th century. B. c. , from somewhere in ionia (western turkey); blind (perhaps in old age); son of a river and a nymph, in a competition with greek poet hesiod. Homer starts his poem with an invocation to muse of the epic poetry. V. the odyssey focuses on odysseus" nostos (return home or homecoming) from the trojan war. Hero: odysseus wants to acquire kleos (immortal fame, glory) and. Odysseus is aner polytropos (the man of many ways) ; polymechanos (full of many strategies) Wants to be known for arete (moral virtue, excellence) Untypical traits; odysseus uses doloi (tricks); sophos (sharp intellect)
