BLACK SHIPS BEFORE TROY

The Story of the Iliad

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Based upon the ancient Greek epic poem, The Iliad

Attributed to the poet Homer

Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy

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Homer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.

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Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.

Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people.

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What is a hero?

Break up in to your lit circles and brainstorm answers to the questions.

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Review: What is an archetype?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnSHTEn-gLA&feature=youtu.be

Dictionary definition:

the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype

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Take notes on your GO while you watch the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRoHaQl8kY&feature=youtu.be

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That leads us to…

The Hero’s Journey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV1BvnyvGo&feature=youtu.be

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What does a Hero’s Journey have to do with human nature? How is it applicable to us?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332452/?ref_=nv_sr_1