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Odyssey Book 9 Flashcards

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Where does Book 9 start in?

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  • banquet with the Phaeacians
  • telling King Alcinous his adventures before he got here
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What had happened before the banquet?

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  • Trojan war
  • all ships + crew destroyed
  • Odysseus is the only suvivor
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What happened between Odysseus and the Cicones?

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  • sacked city (raided then burnt)
  • slew the men
  • split the women and loot amongst the crew fairly
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What did Odysseus command his men to do after they sacked the city?

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  • to leave the island quickly
  • foresaw counterattack
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What did Odysseus’ crew do instead of leaving the Cicones?

what does it suggest?

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  • have a feast
  • drank wine
  • slaughtered sheep
  • celebrate victory

suggests they lack foresight, arrogant, stupid

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What did the Cicones do after Odysseus and his crew attacked and did not leave?

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  • called their allies for counter attack
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How long did the battle between the Cicones and Odysseus last?

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  • 1 day from dawn to dusk
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How did the battle between Odysseus and the Cicones end?

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  • fled onto ship
  • 72 of Odysseus’ men died
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List the strengths of Odysseus’s leadership during the battle with the Cicones

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  • foreseen counter attack (thinks ahead)
  • splits loot equally (fair)
  • good leader exemplified by success in sacking the city
  • won even though him and crew were outnumbered
  • managed to escape
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List the weaknesses of Odysseus’ leadership during the battle with the Cicones

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  • his mean ignored him (not respected enough/ no authority)
  • can’t persuade men
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How does Odysseus and crew escape Zeus’ storm?

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  • wait for it to calm down on an island
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What is stopping Odysseus from going home?

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  • weather causes him to constantly go off course
  • gets lost

Zeus doesn’t like him

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How long does Odysseus drift until he reaches the Lotus Eaters?

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  • 9 days
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What did Odysseus do after he reaches the country of the Lotus Eaters?

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  • sends 3 men to go and explore
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What happens when the men encounter the Lotus Eaters?

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  • gets offered lotus fruit
  • gets addicted to it, forgets to go home
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Lotus eaters

How did Odysseus manage to get the men back onto the ship?

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  • drag them back forcefully
  • tied them on the ship
  • commands the other men to leave quickly in case somebody else eats the lotus fruit
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What did Odysseus do once he reaches the “goat island”?

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  • hunt goats with crew and split them
  • ate and drank wine
18
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What makes the “goat island” attractive?

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  • many mountain goats
  • fertile soil
  • safe harbour
  • rich well watered meadows
19
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Why were the cyclopes described as “lawless” and “fierce”?

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  • no laws, no government
  • live in caves
  • no craftsmen, no ships to go to other islands
  • each family of cyclopes are isolated, doesn’t care for neighbours
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What is strange about the Cyclopes’ approach to “farming” and wine production?

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  • rely on gods for crops/ Zeus for rain
  • crops grow without ploughing or sowing
  • wheat, barley, vines grow naturally
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Why did Odysseus go to the Cyclopes’ mainland?

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  • curious to see what kind of people lived on the island

unnecessarily curious/ nosy

22
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How did Odysseus get his fine wine that he took with him to the Cyclopes’ mainland?

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  • recieved from Maron, priest of Apollo
  • protected him, his wife and children
  • gift for helping him
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What did Odysseus’ men want to do after they went into the cave?

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  • take some cheeses
  • take a few kids and goats to boat
  • set sail and go

learnt their lesson from staying too long?

24
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Why did Odysseus not listen to his men when they asked him to leave?

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  • wanted to see what the cyclops was like
  • wanted xenia from him (greedy?)
25
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What did Polythemus ask Odysseus once he had discovered him?

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  • his name
  • whether if they are pirates
  • why they are here
  • goes against xenia rules- have to look after guest first before questioning them
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What did Odysseus do to get out of the cave?

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  • gives Polythemus his wine from Maron
  • gets him drunk/ asleep
  • takes an olive branch to use as stake
  • heats it in the fire -> stabs Polythemus in the eye
  • ties each of crew + himself under 3 sheep
  • sheep would be allowed to graze = freedom
27
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What did Odysseus say as he gets asked for his name and how does it save him later?

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  • says his name is “Nobody”
  • Polythemus shouts that “nobody” has hurt him, other cyclops won’t help him
  • cannot curse Odysseus
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What was Odysseus’ mistake when he leaves the island?

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  • reveals his location by shouting at Polythemus (rock almost hits ship)
  • mock Polythemus and reveals his name (allows him to be cursed by cyclops)
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What did Polythemus curse Odysseus of?

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  • never reach his home
  • for the journey to take a long time
  • suffer to get there
  • all crew killed
  • find terrible things happening at Ithaca
30
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Why did Zeus ignore Odysseus’ sacrifice?

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  • afraid of angering Poseidon?
  • went against xenia
  • sacrifice was stolen from Polythemus
31
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What did Odysseus do once he and his men escape from the cyclops?

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  • split the goats/ sheep they stolen evenly between them
  • sacrifice to Zeus
32
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What were the strengths of Odysseus’ leadership facing Polythemus?

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  • splits goats fairly at the end of episode
  • resourceful/ cunning, tells cyclops that his name is “nobody”
  • patient- doesn’t directly fight cyclops, sacrifices 4 men to save majority
  • hiding under sheep plan = clever
  • doesn’t panic in moments of stress
  • sees through question of cyclops asking about rest of crew- says they are dead to protect them
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What were the weaknesses of Odysseus’ leadership facing Polythemus?

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  • too curious - could’ve not went into cave
  • insists on staying even when his men urged him to go - stubborn/ greedy for xenia
  • boasts to Cyclops = cursed, almost damages ship
  • judges cyclops for not following xenia (host) = hypocritical
  • bad guest - blinded host, helps himself to cheese, stole sheep

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