the odyssey part 1
book 12. describe scylla
"her legs- and there are twelve- are like great tentacles, unjointed, and upon her serpent necks are borne six heads like nightmares of ferocity, with triple serried rows of fangs and deep gullets of black death" (book 12 lines 46-52)
book nine. What is the first villainous thing the cyclops does?
"in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, splattering the floor. Then he dismembered them and made his meal" (book 9 lines 191-195)
book 10. what does circe do to some of odysseus' men
"she flew after them with her long stick and shut them in a pigsty- bodies, voices, heads, and bristles, all swinish now" (book 10 line 32-34).
book 9. what is the effect of the Lotus plant
"they longed to stay there forever, browsing in that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland" (book 9, lines 46-47)
p.o.v.
3rd person omniscient/ 1st person
describe charybdis
A large violent Whirlpool
book 11. why is the name of Odysseus' mother and how did she due
Anticlea died of a broken heart
describe calypso
Beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her mother home
brief summary of book one in your own words
Homer is asking Muse (daughter of Zeus) to tell Odysseus's story of his adventure. Of how his men all died from eating The Sun's cattle (Helios) and while all this was happening Penelope (Odysseus's wife) was being besieged by suitors and Telemachus (Odysseus's son) is trying to get word of his father unaware that the suitors are planning on killing him when he returns
describe scylla
Monster that lives on a mountain with six heads
book 9. what does odysseus tell the cyclops that his name is
Nohbdy
book one
a goddess intervenes
book 10. who is the god of the wind
aeolus
describe cicones
allies of trojans; odysseus's enemy. they kill 72 of his men before the other men flea
describe circe
beautiful witch-goddess that turned Odysseus's men into swine
brief description of book 5 in your own words
calypso kept odysseus captive for 7 years but finally zeus send hermes to tell calypso to release odysseus. she reluctantly obeys even though she is in love with him and does not understand why he is choosing penelope over her. he then sails in the raft for 17 days before he sees Scheria and the next 3 days are hard sailing until finally he swims to shore
book five
calypso, the sweet nymph
describe laestrygones
cannibals that threw rocks at Odysseus and his men
book 12. what should he and his men do to keep safe from the sirens
cover their ears with beeswax of tie themselves down
describe sirens
creatures that sing so beautifully it puts people into a trance and they starve to death.
book 9. what does zeus have in mind for odysseus
destruction for his ships and death for those who sailed them
what does Tiresias predict will happen if odysseus raids the herd of Helios
destruction will come for the ship and crew
what instructions does circe give odysseus
do not listen to the sirens and take the path of scylla not charybdis
genre
epic poem
describe laertes
father of odysseus
summarize: how does Odysseus survive the dangers posed by the sirens, scilla, and Charybdis?
first to escape the sirens he covers his men's years and ties himself up then he stays to one side of the strait to avoid charybdis and 6 of his men are eaten so the rest can get away from scylla
describe cyclopes
giants with one eye
describe poseidon
god of the sea. polyphemus's father
book 12. what does odysseus keep secret from his men
he doesn't tell them about Scylla or Charybdis
how does Odysseus escape from Polyphemus
he gets him drunk so he can stab the giant's eye and then hides under the Rams to escape the cave without being seen
book 10. what favor does he do for odysseus and his men
he gives them a fair west wind that will blow the fleet of ships toward ithaca, and a great bag holding all the unfavorable, stormy winds
book 9. almost all of the adventures in the odyssey illustrate some aspect of Odysseus's character. What does the cicones episode tell us about him
he is also ruthless and does not get frightened easily
Book 9. Judging from the opening lines of the odyssey in the textbook, explain the nature of Odysseus's self-esteem
he is filled with hubris and self-confidence
why does odysseus want to leave calypso and her island
he is not in love with her and wants to go back home to his family
book 11. who is tiresias and what does odysseus want from him
he is the prince of thebus and odysseus wants a prophecy from him
book 10. how does odysseus get her to release his men
he makes a promise that he will go to the underworld to get a prophecy from tiresias
book 9. hat foolish think does odysseus di
he tells polyphemus who he is and where he is from
book 11. what does tiresias predict for odysseus
he will be the only one to make it back to ithaca alive and he will have to kill penelope's suitors and then make a sacrifice to all the gods
difference between helios and apollo
helios IS the sun and apollo is the god OF the sun
book 9. what did a soothsayer once predict would happen to the cyclops
his eye would be lost
author
homer
narrator
homer/odysseus
describe zeus
king of gods and men
describe helios
king of the sun
describe hermes
messenger god and guide of the dead
book nine
new coasts and poseidon's son
give a brief summary of book 12 in your own words
odysseus and his crew go back to Circe's Island and she tells odysseus what he has in store but he does not tell his shipmates about Scylla or Charybdis. they made it past the sirens safely with beeswax covering their ears except Odysseus who was tied up so he can listen. Then Scylla ate six of his men and they continue on and reach thrinacia (home of helios' cattle) and the men do not listen to Odysseus' order to not eat the cattle and so Zeus sends a lightning bolt down to earth to sink their ship and Odysseus alone survives and goes to calypsos Island
give a brief summary of book 11 in your own words
odysseus and his men go to the underworld to talk to tiresias. first they make a sacrifice and see elpenor and anticlea. then tiresias comes and tells the prophecy to odysseus: poseidon will try and get revenge for his son polyphemus and odysseus will have to go down a strait with Helios's cattle and they should not be bothered. and then when he gets home he will be the only one that makes it home alive and then he will have to kill his wife's suitors and then travel to a place with no sea to make a sacrifice to poseidon and then to each other god when he gets home
give a brief summary of book 10 in your own words
odysseus and his men stayed with king aeolus and upon departure, he gave them good wind to lead their ship and stormy weather in a bag. They open the stormy weather that leads him back to the king who refuses to help them again. They set sail to first the laestrygones Who killed many of their man and then to Aeaea. there Eurylochus takes half the man to explore the island and Circe turns all but him into swine. After Odysseus hears the news he goes back to Circe's palace with moly from Hermes and asks to release his men and she does so but then puts them in a trance for a year and the only way to release them is to go to the land of the dead and get a prophecy from Tiresias
book 10. what does the conflict between Eurylochus and Odysseus indicate
odysseus is trying to be fearless
brief summary of book 9 in your own words
odysseus tells his story to king alcinous, starting off with calypso's island and then the cicones and then the lotus eaters. after, they encounter the cyclopes, but one in particular, polyphemus. they go into his cave and he starts eating the men. then odysseus created a plan which was they got polyphemus drunk and then stabbed his eye and then used the rams to escape. they sailed off but odysseus made polyphemus mad by saying who he really was and how he was tricked. polyphemus was throwing boulders at them and then remembered his prophecy that telemus told him which was that his eye was going to get stabbed and it came true. so polyphemus brought them back and they feasted and then left again.
describe elpenor
one of Odysseus's men that died at Circe's hall after slipping off the roof when drunk and e wasn't buried so he is stuck in the land of the dead
describe eurylochus
one of Odysseus's men that leads half the crew into Circe's island
describe lotus eaters
people that eat the lotus flower and go into a trance making them never want to do anything but eat the flower
what happens to eurylochus' men after they drink circe's wine
she turns them into swine
book 12. what will charybdis do if odysseus' ship gets too close
she will suck the entire ship into her mouth
describe telemachus
son of odysseus
describe tiresias
the ghost that Odysseus has to get a prophecy from
book 10
the grace of the witch
describe alcinous
the king that odysseus tells his story to
setting
the known world
book 11
the land of the dead
describe persephone
the queen of the underworld; hades's wife
book 12
the sirens; scylla and charybdis
describe apollo
the sun; god of light and truth; healer; master of musician; archer-god
describe aeolus
the wind king
book 9. what does odysseus give the cyclops as a gift
the wine of maron
Book 9. The Lotus eaters adventure has been said it to symbolize escapism - withdrawing from reality. Why would Odysseus and his men possibly see a need to escape.
their adventures to home and all the dangers that await them could be overwhelming and they could want a break
book 9. what does the episode with the Cicones reveal about Odysseus and his men?
they are ruthless and they are not afraid of battle
book 12. describe the circumstances of odysseus' shipmates' deaths. is it odysseus' fault
they ate the cattle of Helio's and Zeus struck them with lightning. It was not odysseus' fault
book 10. what stupid mistake do some of the men make within sight of ithica
they open the bag of bad winds thinking it was gold and silver
book 9. how do odysseus and his men sneak out of the Cyclops' cave
they tied rams together and went under them
book 12. why should odysseus be wary of the sirens
they will lure him in and he'll die
Book 9. Why doesn't Odysseus kill the cyclops when he has the chance
they would be stuck in the cave, unable to move the door
book 9. what does the cyclops ask his father poseidon to do for him
to have odysseus never see his home again
odysseus' hourney
troy- ismarus, the city of the cicones- the island of the lotus eaters- the cyclopes island- island of aeolus, the wind king- the land of the laestrygones- aeaea, home of the goddess circe- underworld, land of the dead- the sirens- scylla and charybdis- island of the sun god helios- ogygia, home of calypso- king alcinous
Book 9. How heavy is the door of the cyclops cave
very very very very very heavy
describe penelope
wife of odysseus
