Book 10 Flashcards
What Island do the men land in next in book 10?
The men travel to Aeolia and meet Aeolus (god of winds)
How does Aeolus help Odysseus?
Gives him a bag of wind
What happens to bag of wind on the way back to Ithaca?
The men get curious about the bag and open it whole Odysseus is sleeping
The wind sends them back to Ithaca
Does Aeolus help Odysseus the second time?
And why?
No: he thinks the gods are punish in Odysseus
After Aeolia where did they go?
Row to Telepylos (Laestrygonians, Giants)
Queen turns Odysseus into dinner
The crew leave
The laestrygonians throw rocks and all the ships are ruined
Then the men leave to Circe’s palace
What does Circe do to the men?
Turns them into swines
What does Hermes give to Odysseus?
Gives Odysseus ‘moly’
This helps him stop Circes magic from doing magic to him
What happens after Odysseus defeats Circe?
Becomes Circes lover for a year
The men persuade Odysseus to leave
Circe tells Odysseus to go to the underworld
Who does Circe tell Odysseus to meet?
Odysseus is told to meet the blind prophet Tierisias Who will tell him how to get back to Ithaca
What happens the next morning?
Elpenor dies - Odysseus leaves him there but then they continue their journey and set to the Cimmerians
What does Tiresias tell Odysseus?
He is cursed and NOT TO TOUCH THE CATTLE OF THE SUN!!!
Themes?
Jealousy - Man open bag of wind
Supernatural - gods, Laestrygonians, Circe
Xenia- Circe
Nostos - 10 days from Ithaca
