Where’s Odysseus?

Mapping The Odyssey

Reading Literature Learning Targets

• I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence that supports my analysis�
• I can give an objective summary of the text �
• I can comprehend literature appropriate to my grade level

First Things First

• Open a new map
• Add the following layers to your map:
• The Hero’s Journey
• This will include all�locations to which�Odysseus and his �crew traveled �
• Distance traveled
• This layer should denote�the order in which Odysseus�and his crew traveled to �each location

Hey, find my nose while you’re at it.

Where to Look

• Troy:
• Hisarlik, Turkey
• Cicones:
• Kavakköy, Turkey
• Lotus Eaters:
• Houmt Souk حومة السوق
• Cyclops:
• Licata, Italy

• Island of Aeolia:
• Marettimo, Italy
• Laestrygonians:
• Grosseto, Italy
• Circe (1):
• Galéria, France
• Tiresias and the Land of the Dead:
• Cannes, France
• Circe (2):
• Monacia-d'Aullène, France
• Sirens:
• Lamezia Terme, Province of Catanzaro, Italy
• Charybdis:
• Lipari, Province of Messina, Italy

• Scylla:
• Melito di Porto Salvo, Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy
• Thrinacia (they are at sea, using a close location):
• Syracuse, Province of Syracuse, Italy
• Calypso:
• Calypso Cave, Xagħra, Malta
• Phaeacia:
• Corfu, Greece
• Ithaca:
• Ithaca, Ithaki, Greece

Location, location, location!

Complete the following for each location:

• Unique icon symbolic of location
• Quotation representative of location (include page and line numbers)
• Analysis: what step of the hero’s journey is Odysseus on? How can you tell?
• One image that fits Homer’s description of the location/plot points

See an example on the next slide

• Unique icon: hand holding a stake�
• Quotation and analysis are included using the description box �
• Image (found from Google Image Search) of Odysseus and his men fighting the cyclops is included

Need a reminder?

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