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Memoria Press The Odyssey > Books I-XXII > Flashcards

Books I-XXII Flashcards

1
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“They say the Myrmidons…”

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Nestor to Telemachus

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2
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“Tell me … of that ingenious hero …”

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Homer to the Muse

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3
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“May Zeus the king of heaven …”

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Theoclymenus ot Penelope

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4
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eating lotus made them - and their visitors - forget home and want to stay their forever

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lotus-eaters

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5
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“Firstly, then, I will tell you my name …”

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Odysseus son of Laertes, from Ithaca, to the Phaeacians

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6
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“Sons are seldom …”

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Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus

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7
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daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry

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Nausicaa

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8
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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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9
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“If Odysseus is the man …”

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Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus

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10
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favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian

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Laodamas

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

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Medon

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12
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a course and wealthy suitor from Same who insults “the beggar.”

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Ctesippus

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13
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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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14
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son of Nisus, king of Dulichium; most agreeable suitor to Penelope because he was “a man of good natural disposition”

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Amphinomus

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15
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Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city of Ismarus; Odysseus raided them

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Cicones

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16
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famous sailors and traders who Odysseus claimed had helped him

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Phoenicians

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17
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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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18
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“So you are come …”

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Eumaeus to Telemachus

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19
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“I am not fond of crying …”

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Pisistratus to Menelaus

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20
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swineherd of Odysseus who faithfully raised his pigs in his absence

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Eumaeus

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21
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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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22
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“Come here, renowned …”

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Sirens’ song

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23
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goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god

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Circe

24
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daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous

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Arete

25
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prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the Underworld

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Teiresias

26
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“May heaven grant you …”

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Odysseus to Nausicaa

27
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“Your wife still remains …”

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Anticlea to Odysseus

28
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youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy

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Pisistratus

29
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relative of Odysseus; second in command of the men of Ithaca

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Eurylochus

30
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daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia

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Calypso

31
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two singers in a field of flowers whose song enchanted men, drawing them to the field where they rotted away listening

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Sirens

32
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“Cease shooting for the present …”

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Odysseus as the beggar, to the suitors

33
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father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra

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Icarius

34
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Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa

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Polyphemes

35
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Penelope’s maid; raised by Penelope; Eurymachus’ girlfriend

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Melantho

36
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“Man is the vainest …”

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Odysseus to Amphinomus

37
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seer & descendant of Melampus, who competed for Pero, Nestor’s sister

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Theoclymenus

38
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“Poor unhappy stranger …”

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Eumaeus to the beggar

39
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goatherd and son of Dolius, the servant Penelope’s father gave her

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Melanthius

40
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king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus

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Polyphemus

41
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“Unhappy men, what is it …”

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Theoclymenus to the suitors

42
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“Sir, and all of you, farewell …”

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Odysseus to Alcinous and the Phaeacians

43
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nickname of Ithaca’s common tramp Arnaeus; a glutton and drunkard

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Irus

44
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son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most

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Antinous

45
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son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon

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Eurymachus

46
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“We must see…”

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King Alcinous to his councilors

47
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Odysseus’ mother; seems that she killed herself, which is what tradition says

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Anticlea

48
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the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios

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Hyperion

49
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elderly head waiting woman who was faithful to Penelope

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Eurynome

50
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Ithacam and faithful servant of Odysseus; a herald of the Greeks at Troy

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Eurybates

51
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clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships

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Cyclopes

52
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“Sweethearts, Odysseus is indeed dead …”

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Penelope to “the beggar”

53
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Laestrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a mountain -sized giantess

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Antiphates

54
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“Let us ask the stranger …”

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Laodamas to Euryalus (about Odysseus)

55
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“Dogs, did you think …”

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Odysseus to the suitors

56
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stockman of Odysseus in charge of the cattle and goats

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Philoetius

57
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“I often grieve, as I sit here in my house …”

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Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus

Memoria Press The Odyssey (27 decks)

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