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| The Odyssey is the sequel to what poem? Who were these written by? |
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| About when were these poems written? |
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| What is the definition of an epic? Is The Odyssey and epic? |
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| A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds. Yes, The Odyssey is and epic poem. |
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| What is the definition of as odyssey? |
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| A long wandering and eventful journey. |
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| How was this poem originally used for entertainment? What kind of literature is this consider? |
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| It was originally sung and is considered oral literature. |
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| Who is the protagonist of the poem? |
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| How many years is Odysseus away from home? |
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| From what war is Odysseus attempting to return? |
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| What is the name of Odysseus’ homeland? |
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| Who is at Penelope’s home – uninvited? Why are they there? |
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| Suitors. To win her hand in marriage. |
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| What did Athena inspire Telemakhos to do? |
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| She convinces him that he should sail abroad and seek information concerning his father. |
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| What do the suitors do when they find out Telemachus has sailed to search for news of his father? |
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| What news did Telemachus receive from Menelaus concerning the whereabouts of his father? |
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| That he was stranded in Egypt and was captured by Proteus. |
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| Where is Odysseus at the beginning of book 5? |
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| Who does Zeus send to tell Kalypso to let Odysseus return to his homeland? |
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| What does Kalypso offer Odysseus if he would only stay? |
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| What god causes Odysseus’ ship to wreck? |
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| What happened to Odysseus? |
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| He swims for several days and lands on the isle of the Phaeaceans: Scheria. |
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| Who finds Odysseus and what does she do with him? |
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| Nausikaa and she takes him to the palace of her father, Alcinoos. |
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| Who is the blind bard who entertains Odysseus and the Phaiakians? |
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| What does Demodocus sing about? |
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| Recounts of Greek heroes' exploits in the Trojan War as well as narrating an amusing take of the gods. |
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| What reaction does Odysseus have to the songs? |
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| The books 9-12 take place in the palace of the Phaiakians. What were they told as? |
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| Who are the Lotos Eaters? |
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| The gave Odysseus's men lotus fruit that made them forget thoughts of home and longing for nothing but staying there and eating more fruit. |
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| What happened to the men after they ate the flower? |
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| made them forget thoughts of home and longing for nothing but staying there and eating more fruit. |
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| Who were the Kyklopes (Cyclops)? |
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| Why didn’t Odysseus want to steal the cheese and the lambs and make a run for it? |
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| To see what gifts he would give |
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| How did Polyphemos react when Odysseus said,”…here we stand, beholden for your help, or any gifts you give – as custom is to honor strangers.” |
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| Said that he did not fear the gods and ate some of his men. |
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| What did Polyphemos put at the entrance of the cave? |
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| Why didn’t Odysseus kill Polyphemos when he had the chance? |
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| Because him and his men were not strong enough to roll the stone away from the entrance. |
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| Why was the name “Nobody” important in this book? |
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| Because when the Cyclops tries to say who hurt him he says "Nobody" |
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| How did Odysseus escape from Polyphemos? |
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| Blinds him and then ties himself to the bottom of his sheep and escapes. |
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| What are the long-term consequences for Odysseus’ treatment of Polyphemos? |
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| What did Aeolus give to Odysseus? |
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| The divine bag that holds the world's winds. |
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| Why did Odysseus’ men open the bag? |
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| They thought the bag secretly contained gold and silver and were greedy and tried to seize some for themselves. |
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| What did Aiolos when Odysseus returned for more? |
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| He banished them from his land. |
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| Who were the Laestrygonians? |
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| Who is the goddess Circe? |
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| Beautiful witch-goddess who lives on Aeaea. |
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| What did Circe do to Odysseus’ men? |
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| drugs and turned them into swine. |
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| Were the men’s minds changed, as well as their physical bodies? |
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| How does Odysseus get his men free? |
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| He eats moly to protect himself from Circe's drug and overpowers her and forces her to turn his men back. |
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| Where does book 11 take place? |
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| What did the prophet Teiresias tell Odysseus? |
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| He tells him he will return home, reclaim his wife and palace from the suitors and then make another trip to a distant land to appease Poseidon. |
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| About what three things does Circe warn Odysseus? |
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| Where they were, what they did, how to pass them safely and how to listen to their song without dying. |
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| They are mythological creatures that lure sailors into the sea to drown, or cause wrecks upon the cliffs to reach them. |
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| How do Odysseus and his men get past them? |
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| They plugged their ears and Odysseus tied himself to the mast. |
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| Who are Scylla and Charybdis? |
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| Scylla is a six headed monstrous beast and Charybdis is a disastrous whirlpool. |
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| What did S and C do to Odysseus’ men? |
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| Avoided C and lost six men to Scylla. |
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| What did Odysseus’ men do to anger Helios? |
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| What were the consequences of their actions? |
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| Zeus sent down a lightning bolt that destroyed the ship and everyone except Odysseus. |
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| Who returns Odysseus to his homeland? |
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| What does Athena turn Odysseus into so he will be disguised? |
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| Who is the swineherd who is loyal to Odysseus? |
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| Who warns Telemachus that the suitors are planning to ambush him when he returns home? |
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| Who does Telemachus intend to visit before he returns to the palace and the suitors? |
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| Who does Telemachus meet at Eumaeus shelter? |
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| Who is the leader of the suitors who threw a stool at the disguised Odysseus? |
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| What do Odysseus and Telemachus hide from the main hall? |
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| Who does Penelope order to wash Odysseus’ feet? Remember, he is still disguised as a beggar so Penelope doesn’t recognize him |
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| How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus? |
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| Why doesn’t she tell Penelope who the beggar really is? |
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| Penelope asks Odysseus to interpret a dream she had been having. What did the disguised Odysseus reply? |
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| That Odysseus would return and kill all the suitors. |
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| An oxherd who has remained loyal. |
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| Why hadn’t Odysseus taken his bow to Troy? |
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| Because if anything happened to him it was to go to Telemachus. |
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| What were the two parts of Penelope’s proposed competition for marriage? |
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| they had to string it and shoot an arrow through twelve axe handles. |
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| Who tried and failed to string the bow? |
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| How did Odysseus prove himself to Eumaios (the swineherd) and Philoitos (the cowherd)? |
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| What tasks did Odysseus assign Eumaeus, Philoitius, and Eurycleia? |
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| To arm themselves and help stop the suitors |
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| Who was successful in stringing the bow and shooting the arrow through the twelve axe handles |
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| Which suitor was the first to taste Odysseus' vengeance? |
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| Who was the servant who betrayed Odysseus by giving the suitors weapons? |
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| Who are the two men who were spared from death? |
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| the minstrel Phemius and the herald Medon |
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| How does Penelope get Odysseus to prove he is really who he says he is? |
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| by suggesting the move their bed (the bed is unmovable because its in a tree trunk) |
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| How many books are in The Odyssey? |
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| How did Odysseus prove to his father, Laertes, that it was really him? |
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| By the scar and memories of the fruit trees. |
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| How did Laertes show his grief before he knew that he was actually talking to Odysseus? |
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| By crying at the memories of Odysseus |
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| Homer was deficient of what? |
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| Homer's Odyssey is of what descent? |
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| Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus |
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| Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom. Athena assists Odysseus and Telemachus with divine powers throughout the epic, and she speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus. |
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| manipulative, deceitful suitor |
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| The aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. |
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| What did God create on each day? |
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| 1)Light and Darkness 2)Sky 3)Land, sea and vegetation 4)sun,moon and stars 5)fish and birds 6)animals and man 7)He rested |
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