Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: Teacher's Companion
by CTCWeb Editors

CTCWeb's editors have compiled assignments that teachers can use as a guide through the Iliad and the Odyssey. Students can learn about the Ancient Greek alphabet, Homeric epithets, depictions of the two epics in art, and the historical and mythological background for both Homer and his epics.

Table of Contents for Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey Teacher’s Companion

• Exposure to the Greek Alphabet
• Assignment Suggestions
• Who was Homer?
• Formulaic Expressions
• Discounting Homer
• Iliad

• Before the Trojan War
• Sites of Origin
• The Iliad in Art

• Odyssey

• Odysseus' Travels
• The Foes of Odysseus
• Create a Vase
• Wily Odysseus

• Homer, Iliad and Odyssey in Art and Literature
• Paper Topics and Investigative Projects