Book 3 and themes

Question 1

What does Telemachus and Mentor (Athena) see when they arrive at Pylos?

Answer 1

Religious ceremony

Question 2

What does Athena do for Telemachus

Answer 2

Encourages him to speak to Nestor

Question 3

What does Nestor say to Odysseus

Answer 3

He has no information
He tells him he fall out about Menelaus and Agamemnon which caused Nestor to leave Troy with Menelaus and Agamemnon left with Odysseus.

Question 4

When Telemachus asks about Menelaus what does Nestor say?

Answer 4

Nestor reveals his fate at the hands of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra

Question 5

Explain and list the themes in this book?

Answer 5

1. Intervention from the gods- Athena encouraging Telemachus to speak and guards Telemachus ship
2. Disguise- Athena disguises herself as Mentor
3. Coming of age for Telemachus - Gains confidence
4. Omens- Curse of Atreus discussed with Menelaus, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus