Odyssey Book 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Aeolus and what job has Zeus given to him?
A
- king of the winds
2
Q
What was unusual about this island?
A
- floats
- has bronze walls (usually made of stone)
3
Q
What is unusual about his family?
A
- married to each other
- no need to work, feasting all day
4
Q
How did Aeolus help Odysseus?
A
- hosted him for a month
- gave him bag of winds filled with the bad ones so that only the good ones remained to let him sail home
5
Q
Why did Odysseus’ men disobey his command and what did they do?
A
- opened the bag of winds while Odysseus was asleep
- curious about what Aeolus gave to him
- thinks he is hiding gold and silver for himself (unfounded- shared sheep and loot)
6
Q
Why did Odysseus fall asleep?
A
- wanted to get home quicker
- stayed up and handled sheets instead of letting crew
7
Q
How does Aelous react when they return and why?
A
- rejects helping them
- wasted first gift = gods hating him
- doesn’t want to anger Zeus/ more important gods
8
Q
What were two strengths and weaknesses of Odysseus’ leadership with dealing with Aeolus?
A
- was a good guest
- stuck with his men
- didn’t tell crew what was in the bag (lack of trust)
- impatient, wanted to reach home faster but extends journey instead
9
Q
Where did Odysseus and his crew moor their ships?
A
- Odysseus = outside of harbour near cliffs
- others = inside u shaped harbour
10
Q
Who did the 3 men meet once they went onto the Laestrygonians’ island?
A
- Antiphates’ daughter
- giant
- pointed to father’s house, doesn’t say anything
11
Q
What happened once the men reach Antiphates’ house?
A
- finds his wife
- wife call Antiphates
- eats one of the men
- calls the rest of the Laestrygonians
- kills rest of men + ships at harbour
- Odysseus’ ship is only survivor
12
Q
What was the name of Circe’s island?
A
Aeaea
13
Q
Who is Circe’s father?
A
Helios
14
Q
What does Odysseus do for his men on Circe’s island?
Circe
A
- hunted a stag
- thirsty, went to stream
- kills it with spear, ties its legs onto spear and carry on back to ship for crew to eat
15
Q
Why does Odysseus want to visit the mysterious house?
A
- need directions
- recieve xenia + directions
