The Odyssey

By: Kady, Emily, Taylor, and Rachel

Muse• Definition: Noun, A daughter of

Zeus, credited with divine inspiration.

• “The Odyssey” Sentence: “Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story…”

• Example Sentence: For many years, Muses have inspired artists into making some of the most famous works of art around the world.

Harried

Definition: Adjective/verb, tormented, harassed. “The Odyssey” Sentence: “tell the story of that

man, the wanderer, harried for years on end”Example Sentence: At the fair, the little girl was harried into going on a ride that she was not comfortable riding.

Briskly

• Definition: Moving or speaking quickly; quick, efficient. Adverb.

• “The Odyssey” Sentence: “We climbed, then, briskly to the cave.”

• Example Sentence: The man briskly made his way to the train station.

Appalled

• Definition: Verb, to cause (someone) to feel fear, shock, or disgust.

• “The Odyssey” Sentence: “We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus, powerless, looking on at this, appalled.”

• Example Sentence:  A gasp escaped the woman as she watched the appalling scene unfold before her.

Ponderous

• Definition- Adjective, of very great weight, bulky in clumsy way.

• “The Odyssey” Sentence- “If I killed him we perished there as well, for we could never move his ponderous doorway slap aside.”

• Example sentence- The workers moved at a snails pace, knowing that they would never finish their ponderous work.

Profusion

• Definition: Noun, a large amount of something.

• “The Odyssey” Sentence- “I held this in the fire’s heart and turned it, toughening it, then hid it, well back in the cavern, under one of the dung piles in profusion there.”

• Example sentence: The flowers grew with profusion, blossoming into big beautiful colors.

Ambrosia

• Definition: Noun, something pleasing to taste or smell, relates; the food of the gods.

• “The Odyssey” Sentence: “But here’s a bit of nectar and ambrosia!”

• Example sentence: When I walked into my home after a long day, the ambrosia of apple pie filled the air.

Meditation◙ Definition: Noun, continued

or extended thought; reflection; contemplation,

◙ “The Odyssey” sentence: “Last of them all my ram, the leader, came, weighted by wool and me with my meditations.”

◙ Example sentence: Before a big test Leah likes to meditate, to clear her mind.

Linger→Definition: Verb, to remain or

stay at, or in a place longer than usual or expected

→ “The Odyssey” sentence: “You never linger so, but graze before them all, and go afar to crop sweet grass.”

→Example sentence: My friend was supposed to meet me three hours ago, so I just lingered around.

Adversary♦ Definition: Noun, a person,

group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent.

♦ “The Odyssey” sentence: “Far out, as far off shore as shouted words would carry, I sent a few back to the adversary.”

♦ Example sentence: We were pretty far ahead, when all of the sudden I see our adversary catching up behind us.