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Book 5 Flashcards

1
Q

What happens at the start of book 5?

A

The gods at Olympia gather for a council meeting.

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After the gods at Olympia gather for a council meeting.

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Athena appeals to Zeus to let Odysseus free.

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Why does Athena appeal to Zeus to let Odysseus free?

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His son, Telemachus, is at Pylos and Sparta in search of news about his father, and the Suitors plan to ambush him on his return.

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What does Zeus say after Athena’s appeal?

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He says, Athena has already planned his revenge on the suitors and it is in her power to rescue Telemachus.

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5
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Who does Zeus send as a result of Athena’s appeal?

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Hermes, god of travelling and messages

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What does Zeus tell Hermes to say to Calypso?

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That she must release Odysseus, who is to travel home alone and without the gods’ help.

  1. Make his own raft
  2. To arrive at Scherie
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How is Hermes described on his way to Ogygia?

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Like a seagull because he is swooping down over the sea and he wonders at the delightful sight.

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What does Calypso do once Hermes arrives on the island? (3)

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  1. She invites him inside
  2. Breaches xenia as doesn’t give him food and drink straight away
  3. Then offers him due hospitality, nectar and ambrosia
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What is Odysseus doing and feeling as Hermes gets to the Island?

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He is weeping on the shore, full of nostalgia.

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What does Hermes tell Calypso, about Odysseus?

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That he is destined to reach home.

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How does Calypso feel about having to let Odysseus go?

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She resentfully obeys, declaring that the gods always hate it when a goddess falls in love with mortal men and that she will not help Odysseus on his way. As she has no ship though she will willingly give him directions.

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What does Odysseus do after Calypso agrees to let him go?

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He moves from weeping on the shore to sleep with Calypso at night.

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What does Calypso do after they sleep together?

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She pretends to act willingly, to let him go with all her heart, disguising from him the true reason for her change of heart.

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What does Calypso tell Odysseus after she tells him he can leave? (3)

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  1. Make a raft
  2. She will stock it with the necessities
  3. Send a favourable wind
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How does Odysseus respond to Calypso’s confession?

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He doesn’t trust her and asks her to make an oath that she is not planning any mischief against him.

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What does Calypso do after Odysseus suggests an oath?

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She affectionately swears a solemn oath that she is acting out of fairness and pity.

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17
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What does the oath signal?

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The end of Odysseus imprisonment, and the beginning of the action of the Odyssey.

18
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What does Calypso do in a final attempt to lure Odysseus?

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She offers him immortality if he stays.

19
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How does Odysseus respond to this lure?

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He tactfully declines and agrees that Penelope’s beauty cannot match Calypso’s, but he is determined to return home.

20
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What does Calypso give Odysseus to help with his journey? (4)

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  1. Tools
  2. Timber
  3. Cloth
  4. A favourable wind
21
Q

How does Odysseus use his tools, what characteristics are shown?

A

He quickly and skilfully makes his raft, proving his handiwork, competency and practical knowledge.

22
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After sailing away, how long does it take for him to see the island?

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18 days

23
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Who spots Odysseus sailing near Phaecia?

A

Poseidon, God of the Sea.

24
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What does Poseidon do on sight of Odysseus?

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He stirs up a mighty storm that goes towards Odysseus at all directions.

25
Q

How does Odysseus feel after he sees the wind coming towards him?

A

He wishes he died at Troy, as it would be a more honourable death and he would have been given a proper burial.

26
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What happens to him after the storm hits?

A

He is tossed off his raft and it is destroyed.

27
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Who appears to him after the storm?

A

Ino

28
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Why does Ino come to Odysseus’ help?

A

She pities him

29
Q

What does Ino tell Odysseus to do? (5)

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  1. Undress
  2. Abandon Ship
  3. Tie her veil around his waist
  4. Swim to the land of the Phaeacians
  5. Return her veil to the sea, averting his eyes
30
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How does Odysseus respond to Ino’s help? (2)

A
  1. He doesn’t trust her

2. Decides to stick to the raft

31
Q

What forces him to obey Ino?

A

A large wave

32
Q

Who comes next to help Odysseus after obeying Ino, and what do they do?

A

Athena, she calms the waves

33
Q

What happens to Odysseus after Athena intervenes? (2)

A
  1. He drifts for 3 days

2. He is very relived at the sight of land, it is likened to that of children at the recovery of an ailing father.

34
Q

What does Odysseus see in the water, and what happens to him after he spots this? (2)

A

A jagged reef

  1. A wave throws him onto a reef
  2. Athena puts it in his mind to hold on
35
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What comes to hit Odysseus again, and what happens to his hands? (2)

A
  1. A wave throws him back into the sea

2. The skin from his hands is torn by the rocks like a squid tears the pebbles off the rock as it sticks out

36
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What is Athena’s idea after his skin has been torn?

A

To swim around the waves seeking for a natural harbour

37
Q

What did he find after the swim?

A

The mouth of a river

38
Q

What did he do once he got to the mouth of the river?

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He prayed to the river god, and the god calmed the waves and he struggled to shore.

39
Q

What did he do once he was on the land? (3)

A
  1. He threw the veil into the ocean.
  2. He decided to go upstream and found a shelter of dry leaves.
  3. Climbs the wooden slopes
40
Q

What god then helped him to get to sleep, what is there symbol here?

A

Athena, she puts an olive tree up for him to sleep under.

Classical Civilisation - The Odyssey (6 decks)

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