The odyssey test review part 1
Who is Eumaeus?
An old loyal swineherd
How does Odysseus Save himself and his men from Sirens?
Bees wax in the mens ears O tied to the map
Why does Odysseus travel to Hades?
Circe tells him he must sail to Hades to talk to Tiresias, the blind prophet
Who is Sirens?
Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths
Who is Polyphemus?
Cyclops, son of Poseidon
What is one of the predictions odysseus if they "raid the beeves of Helios"?
Disaster fo ship
What warning does Tiresis give about the gazing herds of Helios?
Don't eat the cattle of the sun god,Helios
Who is Poseidon?
God of the sea and earthquakes
Who is Athena?
Goddess of wisdom and war
What negitive human qualities dies he show?
He is arrogunt and stubbron
What heroic leadership qualites doesn odysseyus show in this adventure
He is smart and resoucrsful
Nobody
He lies about his name
What is the name of Odysseus's homeland?
Ithaca
Who is Odysseus?
King of Ithaca
Who is Alcinous?
King of the Phaeacians
Who is Zeus?
King of the gods
Who is Odysseus' father?
Laertes
Who is Antinous?
Leader of the suitors
What is one of the predictions odysseus if they "raid the beeves of Helios"?
Lost for years
Why does Nestor invite Telemachus to the feast before knowing his identity?
Nestor demonstrates the ancient Greek custom of hospitality known as xenia.
What is a part of the curse
Never see hhome
Does Penelope really intend to marry one of her suitors?
No
Would Odysseus have survived without Athena's help?
Odysseus may have survived without Athena's help,
Who is Laertes?
Odysseus' father
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus' son
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus' wife
Where is Odysseus at this point in the adventure?
Ogygia with Calypso.
What is one of the predictions odysseus if they "raid the beeves of Helios"?
Return under a strange soul
Who is Scylla?
Six headed monster
What is the relevance of Zeus' speech to Odysseus' plight?
That many suitors are trying to marry Odysseus's mother, and they all live in his house and act like a "wolf pack"
The epic hero often portrays what?
The goals and Values of the society
Why doesn't the goddess Athena get Odysseus home sooner?
The goddess Athena is Odysseus's patron
Who is the man?
The man is odyssey
What is the implication of the description of the suitors as a "wolf pack"?
The suitors acted like wild animals. They destroyed everything in the castle and acted like a pack of wild wolves.
What does this tell us about the loyalty of the gods?
They are not loyal
what does this adventure suggest about the kinds of problems Odysseus has with hid men.
They don't listien
Baa Baa Black Sheep
They hide under sheep to escape
A fallen green olive tree
They use it to blind him
Why does Odysseus kill the suitors?
They were drinking his wine, bothering his wife, and plotting to kill his son.
How does Odysseus win the battle with the Cyclops?
Tricks Polyphemus with the false name of "Nohbdy" and wine, then blinds him and escapes under the bellies of sheep.
What is one of the predictions odysseus if they "raid the beeves of Helios"?
Trouble at home
How do Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors?
Volleys of spears
what is keeping odysseus from reaching home?
Zeuse sets a storm to push him away from home
What is happening at the beginning of The Odyssey?
a mob of suitors is devouring his estate in Ithaca and courting his wife, Penelope
Why does Odysseus fail to reveal his identity to Penelope when they are first reunited?
because he needs to ensure that he can trust her and that she remains loyal to him.
Why does Calypso allow Odysseus to leave her island?
because she understands that, despite Odysseus sleeping with her, his heart longs for his wife and home.
How does Odysseus escape Polyphemus?
by clinging to the bellies of the sheep let out to pasture.
How does Penelope test Odysseus?
by ordering her servant Eurycleia to move their marriage bed
Who is Charybdis?
giant whirlpool
Who is Apollo?
god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine
What are the implications of the use of words like "daydreaming" and "dreamed"?
has the connotation of inaction and passivity.
whats does polyphemus have for supper that night
he eats two of o's men
Why does Telemachus go to Pylos and Sparta?
in search of his wandering father.
Who is Calypso?
sea goddess who loved Odysseus
Why does Athena help Odysseus so much?
she allows Odysseus to fight the suitors
Why does Athena appear before Telemachos disguised rather than as herself?
she really likes Odysseus and Telemachus, so she does not want to kill them.
Nectar and ambrosia
they use it to get him drunk
Give a reason why odysseus and his men werev defated by the cicones
they were drunk
