Context Flashcards
1
Q
When is the Odyssey set?
A
Late bronze age
2
Q
Where is Odysseus travelling back from?
A
Troy
3
Q
How long has Penelope been on her own by the beginning of the Odyssey?
A
20 years
4
Q
How old is Telemachus at the beginning of The Odyssey?
A
Around 20
5
Q
What are the first four books known as?
A
The Telemachy
6
Q
What is the definition of Katabasis.
A
Taking a trip to the underworld and coming back alive.
7
Q
Why did the Trojan War start?
A
The greek soldier Paris stole Helen of Troy, the wife of the King of Troy, Agamemnon.
