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book 22 Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the first suitor to die?

A

antinous

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2
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How did Odysseus kill antinous?

A

He shot an arrow through his throat

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3
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Who were the two horrible suitors?

A

Eurymachus and antinous

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4
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How did Odysseus kill eurymachus?

A

An arrow through the liver

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5
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Which suitor tried to rally the others against Odysseus?

A

Eurymachus

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6
Q

Who did Telemachus, odysseus’ son, kill?

A

Amphinomus

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7
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How did Telemachus kill amphinomus?

A

He threw a bronze tipped spear between his shoulders

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8
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What epithets are used to describe Odysseus in this book?

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Noble Odysseus, resourceful Odysseus, glorious Odysseus, wise and cunning Odysseus

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9
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What does Telemachus do after he kills amphinomus?

A

He goes to the cupboard to bring Odysseus, philoetius (cow herd) and eumaeus (swine herd) weapons

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10
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Who is melanthius?

A

The goat herd, on the side of the suitors

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How did the suitors get armour and weapons?

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Telemachus left the cupboard door open and melanthius went to get weapons

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12
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Who spots melanthius returning to the store room to get more weapons?

A

Eumaeus

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13
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What does Odysseus tell eumaeus to do with melanthius?

A

Tie his arms and legs behind his back, throw him into the store room, strap him to a board fasten him to a coil of rope and let him hang from a roof beam

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14
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Who does Athena show up disguised as?

A

Mentor, odysseus’ old friend

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15
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Who threatened Athena/mentor to get her on the suitors side?

A

Agelaus

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16
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What does Athena say to Odysseus?

A

She gives him a motivational speech

17
Q

What form did she take after her motivational speech?

A

A swallow

18
Q

What are the suitors and Odysseus and his men compared to?

A

The suitors are compared to a herd of cattle goaded and stung by the darting gadflies (Odysseus and co)

19
Q

What else are the suitors and Odysseus and co compared to?

A

Vultures (Odysseus)from the mountains with crooked talons and curving beaks swooping on smaller birds (suitors)

20
Q

Which suitors beg for mercy?

A

Leodes, phemius (the minstrel) and medon (cared for Telemachus when he was young)

21
Q

Which suitors does Odysseus spare?

A

Medon and phemius (herald and minstrel)

22
Q

How many women behaved shamelessly while the suitors were there?

A

12 out of 50

23
Q

How did Odysseus kill the women?

A

He hung them

24
Q

How did they kill melanthius?

A

Cut off his nose and ears, ripped off his genital as meat for the dogs,and cut off his hands and feet

25
Q

How do the loyal women greet Odysseus?

A

They clasped his head and shoulders and hands and kissed them

26
Q

How did Odysseus react to seeing the women again?

A

He wanted to weep because he remembered them all

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