Lotus Eaters: Lesson(s) Learned

Lotus Eaters:
Lesson(s) Learned- explaining
what the lesson is and where it is
shown in the verse

-Gifts?-strangers
-Don’t do drugs-addictive
-fell in with natives-ate lotus
-lost sight of goals- getting home
-rehab-under benches

Judging people as friendly

-Peer Pressure-temptations
-Values-right/wrong-material
-Stick to task given

Epic Hero-ness- with explanation
of what characteristics of a hero
are exposed and where in the
verse it is shown

-Stronger-carried them back to ship
- tied them up

-Clever- knew about lotus
-Leadership-sent men out/don’t eat

Sailing From Troy: 863-864

A-Lessons Learned: with
examples

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B-Epic Hero-ness: explanations

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The modern verse translation for the Odyssey:
http://tkline.pgcc.net/PITBR/Greek/Odhome.htm
Sailing from Troy:
http://tkline.pgcc.net/PITBR/Greek/Odyssey9.htm
Book IX (9) -Odysseus tells his tale 1-62
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