Odessey Knowledge Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 3 main suitors
A
Antinous, Eurymachus, Amphimous
2
Q
In what book does Odysseus meet Nausicaa?
A
Book 7
3
Q
In what book does Odysseus journey to the underworld?
A
Book 11
4
Q
In what book is Circe?
A
Book 10
5
Q
Who is Melanthius?
A
Odysseus’ disloyal goatherd
6
Q
What is significant about Antinous?
A
One of the leaders of the suitors - first to be killed by Odysseus, helps instigate a plot to kill Telemachus
7
Q
Who is the ‘redeemable’ suitor and why?
A
Amphimous - he attempts to dissuade the suitors from killing Telemachus, Odysseus warns him to leave but Athene compels him to stay
8
Q
Who gives Odysseus the bag of winds?
A
Aeolus
9
Q
Name of the old swineherd + father figure to Telemachus
A
Eumaeus
10
Q
How many men fall prey to the lotus flower?
A
3 men
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