The Odyssey/myth background

Front

Eris threw into the crowd at the wedding of King Peleus and Thetis

Back

A golden apple

Front

Goddess offering Asia to Paris

Back

Hera

Front

Duration of the Trojan War

Back

10 years

Front

Plan for the Trojan Horse

Back

Odysseus

Front

Mythological cause of the Trojan War

Back

Kidnapping of Helen

Front

Etiological myth

Back

Explains how the world works.

Front

Historical myth

Back

Preserves history

Front

Psychological myth

Back

Explores human emotions

Front

Hubris

Back

excessive pride

Front

Epic

Back

Long narrative poem