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Odysseus Flashcards

1
Q

Where does Diomedes go after the Trojan war, and why?

A

Goes to Italy after his wife cheated on him.

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Who provoked the storm and why?

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Ajax for raping Cassandra.

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3
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Who is Odysseus’ wife

A

Penelope

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4
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What has Penelope been doing while Odysseus is gone?

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She has remained faithful, and the suitors have moved into their house.

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5
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What is the shroud of Laertes

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Will weave a shroud and when she finishes will get married. She weaves in the day, and unravels during the night.

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6
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Who is Telemachus? Is he in danger?

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Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope. If his mother remarries they won’t let him live.

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7
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Where does Telemachus go?

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Athena comes to him and tells him to sail for his father.

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8
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Who is Calypso?

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Calypso means conceal. Odysseus spends 7 years on Ogygia. Calypso offers him immortality to marry her.

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9
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Who goes to Zeus to release Odysseus from Calypso?

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Athena.

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10
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Who is sent to Calypso to remove Odysseus? Where is Poseidon at this time?

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Hermes is sent while Poseidon is on vacation.

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What does Poseidon do when he hears that Odysseus is at sea?

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Stirs a tremendous storm to try and kill him.

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12
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Where does Odysseus tell his tails of travel?

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Scheria

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13
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Who finds Odysseus crash landed? What was her dream?

A

Nausicaa had a dream from Athena to do the laundry.

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14
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How does Odysseus reveal himself to the Phaecians?

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He starts to cry during the stories of the Trojan war remembering his old friends.

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Who do the Phaecians worship?

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Poseidon

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16
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Who is Maron of Ismarus? What does he give Odysseus?

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Odysseus spares Maron of Ismarus, who is a priest of Apollo. He is given a wine that is so potent it will get anyone drunk at small doses.

17
Q

Where do they go after Cicones? What is the threat?

A

Land of the Lotus Eaters. There is a fruit there that if eaten causes you to forget everything.

18
Q

Who is Polyphemus?

A

Cyclops son of Poseidon

19
Q

What does Odysseus say his name is to Polyphemus?

A

Outis meaning no man

20
Q

How does Odysseus kill Polyphemus?

A

He gets him drunk, and than stabs him in the eye with a sharpened spear.

21
Q

How does Odysseus and his men avoid being felt by Polyphemus when they are leaving.

A

They hold on under the belly of the animals.

22
Q

What mistake does Odysseus make when he is leaving the island?

A

Odysseus tells him that his real name is Odysseus.

23
Q

What does Aeolus give Odysseus?

A

A ship and a bag of winds which will return the ship after. His crew hits the bag thinking it is treasure and blow them back

24
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Who are the Laestrygonians?

A

Cannibals that attack Odysseus’ ships, and only his survive.

25
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Who is Circe?

A

A witch that feeds Odysseus men and turns them into pigs.

26
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Who helps Odysseus survive Circe’s magic?

A

Hermes gives him moly that makes him immune to her spells.

27
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Who is Telegonus?

A

The son of Odysseus and Circe.

28
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What does Circe tell Odysseus to do?

A

To talk to the ghost of Tiresias.

29
Q

Who are the sirens?

A

Woman that sing so beautifully that they make you want to jump ship.

30
Q

How does Odysseus survive the sirens?

A

He has his men tie him to the mast of the ship, and have his men put in ear plugs.

31
Q

What happens on Thrincia

A

Warned not to touch the cows of Helius. Some of the men kill them, and there is a storm from Poseidon that kills all but Odysseus.

32
Q

What is the punishment to Phaenicians for helping Odysseus?

A

Mountains border them so that they will never stream again.

33
Q

Who does Odysseus reveal himself at Ithaca?

A

Telemachus his son.

34
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What does Odysseus turn himself into to get into the palace?

A

An old man.

35
Q

Who gives hospitality to Odysseus in Ithaca?

A

Antinous, his old nurse.

36
Q

What does Athena tell Penelope to do?

A

Marry the one who can string the double bow of Odysseus.

37
Q

How does Odysseus as an old man survive the attacks of the suitors?

A

Athena defends him against the suitors who have broken the rule of hospitality.

38
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How does Penelope test Odysseus?

A

She asks him to move the bed knowing that it is formed from the bed fashioned from a live tree.

39
Q

How does Odysseus die?

A

Telegonus kills him when Odysseus goes to defend Ithaca.

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