Chapter 22: The Return Of Odysseus Flashcards

1
Q

What happens when Odysseus and his twelve ships go against the advice of their commander and devour stolen sheep and wine from the land of the Cicones?

A

The Cicones come in the middle of the night and kill six men from every ship

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2
Q

What is the name of the cyclopes blinded by Odysseus

A

Polyphemus

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3
Q

Who is Aeolus?

A

He is the wind king

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4
Q

Who are the Laestrygonians?

A

They are cannibals

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5
Q

Who is the one man that returns from the cabin of Circe?

A

Eurylochus

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6
Q

Who gives Odysseus the magical herb moly?

A

Hermes

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7
Q

Where does Odysseus live for seven years and with whom?

A

He lives on Ogygia for seven years with Calypso

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8
Q

How is Odysseus saved from drowning after Poseidon attempts to kill him

A

The sea-goddess Leucothea gives him a veil to tie around his waist

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9
Q

Who comes across a naked Odysseus?

A

Nausicaa

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10
Q

Who is the swine-heard of Odysseus?

A

Eumaeus

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11
Q

Who is Odysseus’ son?

A

Telemachus

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12
Q

Who is the wife of Odysseus?

A

Penelope

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13
Q

Who was the main suitor of Penelope?

A

Antinous

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14
Q

How does Odysseus prove to Penelope that it is him

A

He told her how he built the bed with a tree stump as an immovable post

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15
Q

What was the name of the child of Odysseus and Circe?

A

Telegonus

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16
Q

How did Telegonus kill his father?

A

With the poisoned barb of a stingray