odyssey Flashcards
who was odysseus’ son?
telemachus
who was the cyclops?
polyphemus
who is nausicaa?
she is the princess of the phaeacians
who is peneplope
odysseus’ wife
who is calypso?
a godess who holds odysseus prisoner on her island
who is alcinous?
the king of the phaeacians
who is circe?
a witch godess
where is odysseus stuck in the beggining of book 1?
calypso island
what is Ithica?
it is odysseus’ home
which group of people cause problems for telemachus in Ithica in books 1 and 2?
A group of unruly suitors , who were competing for penelope’s hand in marrige
In order to put off choosing a suitor, what did penelope do?
the started to make a funeral shrowd for her father, but would unpick it every night.
who does telemachus meet in book 3? why does he go to this person?
nestor, king of the city, to enquire about odysseus?
who does telemachus meet in book 4 and why?
menelaus to honor the hospitality he recieved during his travels
what are the suitors plotting in book 4?
to murder telemachus
why does calypso let odysseus go in book 5?
because hermes tells her to set him free
which god shipwrecks odysseus in book 5?
posideon
where does odysseus land at the end of book 5?
the land of the phaeacians
what does odysseus agree to tell the royal family of the land at the end of book 8?
his identity and his history
why does odysseus tell the phaeacians, and how does he describe himself?
he tells them his name for glory, he describes himself as a hero
what 2 things does odyseeus say a man holds dearest?
his country
his parents
what do odysseus and his crew do to the buildings, the men, the women, and the property of the cicones?
they sacked and destroyed the buildings, they kidnapped the women, stole the riches, they drank and they butchered the sheep
how do odysseus and his crew escape zeus’ storm?
they lowered their sails and rode their ships to shore
what does odysseus do once they landed on the island of the lotus eaters?
he sent some of his men in land to find out what kind of people might be there
what do the lotus eaters do to odysseus’ crew?
they force them to eat the lotus’ which makes them loose any will to go back and bring news
