Module 2 Lesson 10

What is the significance and power of the hero's journey?

​Groups: Discuss how what you have learned about the Hero's Journey, and "Ramayana: Divine Loophoole" change your opinions about the statements on Handout 2A

Complete the Anticipation Guide on 10B

How does The Odyssey exhibit the genre expectations of the monomyth?

Wonder: What do I notice and wonder about The Odyssey?

What do we know, so far, about the structure of the monomyth?

Discuss in your groups...

The Odyssey, is an ancient myth originating in Greece, which was composed by Homer in verse (poetry) and first told by oral storytellers, only being written in Greek many years later. This version of the myth is a new retelling by Gillian Cross, who uses prose instead of poetry, and which is accompanied by Neil Packer’s illustrations.

“The author Gillian Cross lets the reader know that we are about to read a ‘tale of human

endurance’ in which a man ‘[spends] ten years…[struggling] to sail home’ (9). Based on these

contextual clues, why might the myth be titled The Odyssey? What might odyssey mean?”

Use your Notice and Wonder Charts as we read the first two chapters of "The Odyssey".

What details on page 9 help establish context for the story?