In this class, we will be reading Homer's classic tale The Odyssey over the course of five weeks. Students should come to the first class having read the first 5 "books" (chapters) of the book. 

The meetings will begin with a quick powerpoint recap of what happened in the chapters we'll be discussing that week. Much of the meeting after that will be discussion based, but will include teaching time that, over the course of the five weeks will cover:
-Greek epithets
-Xenia and Theo-xenia (ancient hospitality rules)
-Names and characteristics of various Greek gods and monsters
-The role of women and servants/slaves in the story
-Classical versus modern versions of heroism
-Examples of Greek mythology in modern media

We will read and discuss 5 chapters of the book every week, beginning with the first week, and students will be working together along the way to create a tabletop-style game that follows Odysseus' adventures!
Periodically, we will watch some videos on YouTube and listen to some audio clips that help us to better understand the story. We will end the course with some Odyssey trivia, and we'll have time to play the game the students made throughout the course of the club. 

Students don't need any previous experience with Greek myths to enjoy the club, and I am perfectly happy if students prefer to listen to an audiobook version rather than reading a physical copy of the book. Students should come to the meetings prepared to discuss their ideas and opinions of what happened in the story.