WHO WAS HOMER He was an Ancient Greek

� Long ago in Ancient Greece there were traveling musicians called Bards.

� People would often pay these traveling Bards to sing their stories which told

Homer wrote two famous epic stories which are still read even today. One is

� The stories in the Iliad describe the Trojan War. A conflict between the

� The story of the Odyssey is about the character Odysseus’s travels home from

Some Important Names � Homer- The name of the blind Greek poet who wrote

� Helen – The beautiful daughter of Zeus. She was the wife of the

� � Paris – The Trojan prince who kidnapped Helen and started the war

Some Important Names � The Illiad – is the first book, it is the

Odysseus says goodbye to his wife Penelope

He leaves his home in Ithaca to go to battle in Troy

Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What was the name of the blind poet

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WHO WAS HOMER? He was an Ancient Greek Poet Believed to have been blind.

� Long ago in Ancient Greece there were traveling musicians called Bards.

� People would often pay these traveling Bards to sing their stories which told of the distant past. These long stories were in the form of a poems and were called Epics.

Homer wrote two famous epic stories which are still read even today. One is called the Iliad and the other is called the Odyssey

� The stories in the Iliad describe the Trojan War. A conflict between the Greeks and the city of Troy.

� The story of the Odyssey is about the character Odysseus’s travels home from the war.

Some Important Names � Homer- The name of the blind Greek poet who wrote the stories down. � Odysseus – The king from Ithaca who is the main character of the stories.

� Helen – The beautiful daughter of Zeus. She was the wife of the Spartan king who was kidnaped and taken to Troy.

� � Paris – The Trojan prince who kidnapped Helen and started the war with the Greeks. Achilles – The Spartan soldier- best warrior of his time.

Some Important Names � The Illiad – is the first book, it is the story of the Trojan War. � The Odyssey – is the name of the second book, the stories of Odysseus's travels home � Penelope- is the name of Odysseus’s wife. He is trying to get back to her and their son.

Odysseus says goodbye to his wife Penelope

Odysseus Leaves Ithaca

He leaves his home in Ithaca to go to battle in Troy

The Story of the Trojan Horse

Calypso

Calypso’s cave - Gozo

Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What was the name of the blind poet who wrote these stories? Who was the main character? Who was Helen? What is the name of the famous soldier who was the best warrior of all the Spartan Warriors? Who stole Helen and caused the war?