Books I-VI Flashcards

1
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plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death

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Elysium

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2
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son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon

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Eurymachus

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3
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a weeding gift from Penelope’s father; father of Melanthius and Melantho

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Dolius

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4
Q

I am not fond of crying …”

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Pisistratus to Menelaus

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5
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son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most

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Antinous

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6
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the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios

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Hyperion

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7
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Tell me … of that ingenious hero …

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Homer to the Muse

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8
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father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra

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Icarius

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9
Q

Sons are seldom …

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Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus

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10
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youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy

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Pisistratus

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11
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If Odysseus is the man …”

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Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus

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12
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loyal servant of Penelope; herald in Odysseus’ house; suitors’ favorite servant

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Medon

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13
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son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; killed Aegisthus and his mother to avenge his father’s death

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Orestes

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14
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old man of the sea; an immortal Egyptian able to charge shape at will

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Proteus

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15
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daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia

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Calypso

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16
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I often grieve, as I sit here in my house …

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Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus

17
Q

They say the Myrmidons…

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Nestor to Telemachus

18
Q

king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus

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Polyphemus

19
Q

daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry

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Nausicaa

20
Q

May heaven grant you …

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Odysseus to Nausicaa