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Chapters of the Odyssey Flashcards

1
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Narrator calls upon muse to help tell the story of Odysseus

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Book 1

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2
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All the gods but Poseidon gather and listen to Zeus talk about failures of mortal men

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Book 1

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3
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Athena asked on behalf of Odysseus for the gods to tell Calypso to let him go

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Book 1

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4
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Athene travels to Ithaca in disguise as Mentes and instructs Telemachus to:

a) call an assembly and order suitors away
b) sail away to Pylos and Sparta
c) kill the suitors on his return

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Book 1

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5
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Athene shrouds Odysseus in a mist to protect him from the Phaeacians

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Book 7

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Odysseus is amazed by the splendour of Alcinous’s palace

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Book 7

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Nausicaa, the Phaeacian princess, shows him to the royal palace

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Book 7

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8
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Odysseus visits Eumaeus’s hut

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Book 14

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9
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Odysseus returns home to Ithaca

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Book 13

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10
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The Phaeacian ship turns to stone and sinks

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Book 13

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11
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Odysseus is left on the beach asleep

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Book 13

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12
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Odysseus leaves Scherie

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Book 13

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13
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Athene appears to Odysseus on a beach in disguise

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Book 13

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14
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Athens reveals her true identity to Odysseus

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Book 13

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15
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Athene tells Odysseus about the suitors

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Book 13

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16
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Athens changes Odysseus to look like a beggar

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Book 13

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17
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What is the point of book 13

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Re-establishes Athene as a direct supporter of Odysseus after her absence in books 9-12
Reminds the reader of the suitors
Builds tension of reunion for Odysseus’s family

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18
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Eumaeus offers hospitality to the beggar Odysseus

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Book 14

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19
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What are 3 terms to describe book 13?

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Stone Ship
Beach
Gifts

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20
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Eumaeus is convinced Odysseus is dead

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Book 14

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21
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Odysseus tells his second Cretan tale

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Book 14

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22
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What is the point of book 14?

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To show Odysseus is a good master
To show a good example of Xenia
“Calm before the storm”

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23
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Name 3 terms which summarise book 14

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Eumaeus’s hut
Good Xenia
Cretan tale

24
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Telemachus returns from Sparta

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Book 15

25
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Eumaeus tells how he was kidnapped as a child

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Book 15

26
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What is one hook of book 15?

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Telemachus’s return

27
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Telemachus goes to Eumaeus’s hut

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Book 16

28
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Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the palace

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Book 16

29
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Odysseus and Telemachus reunite

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Book 16

30
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Telemachus’s ship avoids the ambush

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Book 16

31
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Antinous is angry about the failed ambush

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Book 16

32
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What is the point of book 16?

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The plot is put into action
Beginning of the end
First of the recognition scenes

33
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Who is the first person to recognise Odysseus?

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Telemachus

34
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Who is the second person to recognise Odysseus?

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Argus

35
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Who is the third person to recognise Odysseus?

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Eurycleia

36
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Who is the fourth person to recognise Odysseus?

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Eumaeus

37
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Who is the fifth person to recognise Odysseus?

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Penelope

38
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Who is the final person to recognise Odysseus?

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Laertes

39
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What is the order of the recognition scenes?

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Telemachus
Argus
Eurycleia 
Eumaeus 
Penelope
Laertes
40
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Who is the hook of book 16?

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Father and son reunion

41
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Odysseus fights Arnaeus, another beggar

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Book 18

42
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What is the hook of book 17

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Telemachus, Eumaeus and Odysseus return to the palace

43
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What is the hook of book 18?

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Fight with the beggar and abuse by suitors

44
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Penelope shares a prophetic dream with the beggar Odysseus

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Book 19

45
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Eurycleia recognises Odysseus by his scar

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Book 19

46
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What is the hook of book 19?

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Foot-washing

47
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Theoclymenus interprets the suitor’s bloody food as a bad omen

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Book 20

48
Q

We are told the background of Odysseus’s bow

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Book 21

49
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Penelope suggest a test of strength and skill

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Book 21

50
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Odysseus reveals himself to Eumaeus and Philoetius

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Book 21

51
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Odysseus strings the bow

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Book 21

52
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What is the point of book 21?

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We are shown the contrast in the strength between Odysseus and the suitors
Odysseus needs an excuse to get a weapon

53
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What is the hook of book 21?

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The bow

54
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The battle occurs

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Book 22

55
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Melanthio is gruesomely killed

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Book 22

56
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The maids are hanged

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Book 22

AS Classics: Literature (5 decks)

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