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* [http://www.enl.umassd.edu/InteractiveCourse/Homer/odyssey.html The Odyssey Background and Summary] — A comprehensive, Cliff’s Notes like, site that also includes summaries of all the major books. | * [http://www.enl.umassd.edu/InteractiveCourse/Homer/odyssey.html The Odyssey Background and Summary] — A comprehensive, Cliff’s Notes like, site that also includes summaries of all the major books. | ||
* [http://www.temple.edu/classics/odysseyho.html A Study Guide for Homer’s Odyssey] — A site that gives a breakdown of the important elements of each book. | * [http://www.temple.edu/classics/odysseyho.html A Study Guide for Homer’s Odyssey] — A site that gives a breakdown of the important elements of each book. | ||
== Themes == | |||
* ''[[/Xenia/]]'' — An ancient tradition lies behind the traveler’s welcome in Greece — and it is a tradition that was fundamentally religious before it became a part of social custom.{{sfn|Lucas|2013}} | |||
== Comparisons == | == Comparisons == | ||
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== List of Characters == | == List of Characters == | ||
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===The Various Races=== | ===The Various Races=== | ||
*[[The Achaeans]] | *[[The Achaeans]] | ||
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* [[Zeus]] | * [[Zeus]] | ||
* [[Hermes]] | * [[Hermes]] | ||
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== ''The Odyssey'' in History == | == ''The Odyssey'' in History == | ||
== Afterlife == | == Afterlife == | ||
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* [[Greek Afterlife vs. Christian Afterlife]] | * [[Greek Afterlife vs. Christian Afterlife]] | ||
== | == Additional Resources == | ||
* [[ | * [[/Questions for Consideration/]] | ||
* Grimal | == Bibliography == | ||
A list of general works about the ''Odyssey''. For secondary works on specific books, see the individual book pages above. | |||
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* {{cite book |last=Grimal |first=Pierre |date={{date|1973}} |title=Larousse World Mythology |url= |location=New Jersey |publisher=Chartwheel Books Inc. }} | |||
* {{cite web |url=https://grlucas.net/grl/Homer%27s_Odyssey |title=Homer’s ''Odyssey'' |last=Lucas |first=Gerald R. |date={{date|2000}} |website=G. R. Lucas |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | |||
* {{cite web |url=https://grlucas.net/grl/Xenia:_A_Religious_Duty |title=''Xenia'': A Religious Duty |last=Lucas |first=Gerald R. |author-mask=1 |date={{date|2013-12-29|MDY}} |website=G. R. Lucas |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | |||
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==Citations== | |||
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[[Category:World Literature|Odyssey]] | [[Category:World Literature|Odyssey]] | ||