Nostoi

Question 1

Departure of Agamemnon

Answer 1

Athena is angry at Ajax the lesser for raping Cassandra, he is sailing with Agam.’s fleet. Athena sends a storm, destroying ships. Ajax killed by Poseidon personally after surviving. Then on to Aegisthus and Clytemnestra

Question 2

Departure of Menelaus

Answer 2

Storms wreck most of fleet, forces Proteus how to appease the gods and get home. Returns to Sparta with Helen.

Question 3

Departure of Diomedes

Answer 3

Returned to Argos quickly, went to Italy, founded cities, worshipped as a god in certain places.

Question 4

Departure of Idomeneus

Answer 4

Returned to find his wife and daughter murdered by the lover of the wife, Leucus who also took control of many of Cretes cities. Leucus drove him out, went to south italy and was worshipped as a hero. founded cities. OR he promised poseidon a sacrifice of the first living thing when he got home, it was his son, MIASMA»….

Question 5

Departure of Philoctetes

Answer 5

returned to Thessaly, was driven out. Went to Italy, worshipped as a hero, founded cities. Yay.

Question 6

Odysseus on Ogygia

Answer 6

On the Isle of Ogygia Odysseus is prisoner of Calypso, who is in love with him She doesn’t want him to leave, promises him immortality he refuses, loves penelope. Athena get zeus to let Odysseus go. He makes a raft and sail away, 7 years after arriving. ODD 10

Question 7

Situation on Ithaca

Answer 7

Penelope has been sieged by suitors, Telemachus is looking for Odysseus presumed dead. Suitors plan to kill Telemachus when he comes back to Ithaca

Question 8

Immediate Departure of

Answer 8

Left Troy, went to Thrace. Maron, priest of Apollo, who they had spared gives them very strong wine. Driven south by storm to Land of Lotus eaters, everyone forgets if they eat it ODD 1

Question 9

Cyclopes Polyphemus

Answer 9

looking for food lands on Island, takes strong wine from Maron, with him. Find cave, meet Cyclops Polyphemus. Trapped, killed. calls himself Nobody, blinds him. Escape,s by hiding under the animals. Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name, Polyph. prays to his father Poseidon who then fucks with Odysseus
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Question 10

Leaving Ogygia

Answer 10

Poseidon wasn’t paying attention when Odysseus escaped, sees him and sends a storm. Odysseus sails on a raft and ends up on Schyros, Odysseus tells his story from Schyros with the Phaeacians, who then take him home ODD11

Question 11

Scheria

Answer 11

home to Phaeacians, King Alcinous who gives Xenia to Odysseus. Worship Poseidon, but they still honor Xenia and take Ody. Home

Question 12

Ody. Arrival on Scheria

Answer 12

Athena sends a dream to princess Naussica who wake up to go wash laundry. Find Ody. half killed on the seashore. She helps him as Athena strengthens her heart

Question 13

Ody. On Scheria

Answer 13

tells wanderings to King Alcinous after being revealed by his emotional response to a bard singing the song of the Trojan war

Question 14

Aeolus

Answer 14

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King of the Winds, Ody. lands on his shore. Xenia, Aeolus gives him a gift, all of the winds in a bag, Xcept the one blowing him to Ithaca. Shipmates jealous, w8 till Ody. asleep and open the bag blowing them way off course

Question 15

Laestrygonians

Answer 15

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Cannibals, greet Ody.’s crew, the smash the boats with rocks. Ody. gets away, the rest get eaten

Question 16

Island of Circe

Answer 16

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Crew goes to explore, see settlements. Greet Circe, she leads them inside, turns them into Pigs. One escaped told Ody. he defeats & fucks her. She tells him to speak to dead seer Tyresius

Question 17

Circe

Answer 17

lives on island of Aeaea, descendent of Helius like Medea. Hermes tells Ody. that Circe is a sorceress, get plant “moly” to not be affected

Question 18

Partial Katabisis of Odysseus

Answer 18

Sacrifices animals at opening to Hades, speaks to Elpenor, Achilles, Ajax (still mad over armor), Agamemnon
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Question 19

Sirens

Answer 19

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beautiful voices, lure sailors into the rocks. Odysseus makes wax into earplugs for his crew, chains himself up and listens

Question 20

Scylla and Charybdis

Answer 20

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Ody. and remaining crew must pass one or the other, loses 6 men to Syclla

Question 21

Thrinacia

Answer 21

Helius keeps his cattle on the island. Wind dies, strands Ody. & co, men kill cattle without Ody. there. Gods are angry, Poseidon sends storm killing all the men, xcept Ody. survives washes ashore on Ogygia
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