Book 21 Flashcards
Who gave Odysseus his special bow?
Iphitus a dear friend
What was Odysseus’ grandfather’s name
Autolycus
what does penelope ask “the beggar” to tell her as proof that he really met Odysseus?
What clothes he was wearing
How does Eurycleia recognise Odysseus as she’s giving him a foot bath.
She recognises him by the scar on his leg
How did Odysseus get the scar on his leg?
From fighting a boar
What does Odysseus appear as in Penelopes prophetic dream?
An eagle
When Odysseus is disguised as the beggar where does he tell penelope he comes from?
Crete
What clever trick does penelope play on the suitors to put off marrying them?
She unravels her weaving each night
What do the geese in penelopes dream represent?
The suitors
What challenge has Penelope created for the suitors?
They have to first string Odysseus’ bow and then shoot an arrow straight through 12 axes
Who apparently named Odysseus?
His grandfather
What does Telemachus (penelope and Odysseus’ son) help Odysseus do at the start of this book?
Put the weapons away in cupboards
What is the name of the slave woman who speaks rudely to Odysseus in this book?
Melantho
Which suitor is the first to try and string the bow?
Leodes
Which two suitors are the most rude and arrogant?
Antinous and Eurymachus
