Transcript Epithet Assignment - Arrowhead High School

Quiz on pages 120-125
 Know what side the characters are on (Troy or
Greek)
Epithet
 Descriptive adjective or phrase
 Often repeated throughout the epic (stock epithet)
 Repetition helped listeners to follow the narrative
Explain the Epithet – Skills Portfolio
 “Swift-footed Achilles”
 “The lord of men Agamemnon”
 “Zeus’ son who strikes from afar, Apollo”
Epithet for you – P/F Journal
 Write an epithet for yourself in Homer’s style
 More examples:
“God-like Achilleus”
 “Atreus’ son the lord of men”
 “Lord of silver bow”
 “The goddess of white arms, Hera”
 “Achilleus of swift feet”
 “Atreus’s son the hero of wide-ruling Agamemnon”
 “Chryseis of the fair cheeks”
 “Kronos’ broad browed son”
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