Assignment 1 of 3
Finish annotations for Book 5 lines 1-158 (up to the point when Calypso agrees to release Odysseus).

Feel free to use this online translation of The Odyssey:
http://www.boyle.kyschools.us/UserFiles/88/The%20Odyssey.pdf

Know the answers to the following questions from the list shown in class:

How have the gods punished the Greeks (including Odysseus) at the end of the Trojan War?
Why have the gods punished Odysseus more severely than other Greeks?
What does Athena say to convince Zeus to let her help Odysseus and Telemachus?
Lacedaemon is another name for which Greek kingdom?
Who does Zeus send to Calypso’s island to free Odysseus?
What is Odysseus doing when he is first introduced by Homer?
How many years has Odysseus spent away from his home in total?
Why is Calypso offended when Hermes tells her she must release Odysseus?


Assignment 2 of 3
Work on completing your IRP by the end of next week. Remember, assignments 4, 7 and 9 (the illustration, soundtrack and "Be Creative" assignment) are your responsibility.


Assignment 3 of 3
Complete character bios for the following characters:
Odysseus
Calypso
Athena
Hermes

Except for Calypso, these characters all reappear in other books. You should to add to your character bios for these characters as necessary.

Character bios must include the following:
1. Description of the character's relationship to Odysseus
2. Epithets used to describe the character
3. Which book(s) of The Odyssey the character appears in
4. What place(s) is (are) associated with this character
5. Drawn/Downloaded picture of, or symbol for, the character