Odyssey Part 2 Flashcards
What happens to Odysseus and his crew after they leave the cyclops island
They sail to aeolia and get a bag of wind, which is released and sends them off course, then they arrive in the land of laestrygonians (cannibals) who destroy his men
Who is Aeolus
King of the winds
Who are the laestrygonians
A race of canibals
Who is Circe ? Where does age live
An enchantress sorceress goddess, she lives in aeaea
Into what animal did Circe trasform Odysseus men
Swine or pigs
How is Odysseus able to resist circe’s charms
He is protected by a magic herb
How long was Odysseus held captive by Circe
A year
Where does Odysseus tell Circe ge must go if he wants to return home
The land of the dead, hades , and consult (talk to) the blind prophet Tiresias
What did Odysseus vow to sacrifice in honor of the dead
His best pregnant heifer
Who is elpenor? What happened to him
One of Odysseus men, he went to sleep on a roof, drunk, and fell off the roof and broke his neck
What relative did Odysseus meet in the section
His mother
Who is Tiresias
The blind prophet
What info does Tiresias give Odysseus
Don’t mess with Helios cattle and he will make it home, if he touches the cattle his men will die and men will be in his home, messing with his wife
Who /what are the sirens
Half woman/ half bird creatures that patrol the water
What effect do their songs have on men
It lures them to their death
What advice does Circe give Odysseus regarding the sirens
Odysseus should hear the song, so he should be tied to the boat ( his men put bees wax in their ears to not head the song)
What is Scylla
A six headed, twelve tentacled sea monster with three rows of teeth in each
Why doesn’t Odysseus inform his men about their fate
He doesn’t want them to be scared of Scylla , he doesn’t want them to be nervous about something they can’t prevent
What is Charybdis
A giant, violent whirl pool that swallows all the water , and spits it back out
Which of these waterways does Odysseus choose and why
Scylla, because he would lose less men , sacrificed a few ( 6 men) for the good of the ship
Who is Helios
The sun god
What warning does Odysseus give his shipmates regarding Helios cattle
He tells them not to mess with Helios cattle , that they have their own stuff and if they and if they do they will die because Helios sees all
What does Odysseus mean when he says that no man can avoid the eye of Helios
Helios is the sun god so he sees everything
What happens to Helios cattle and why
They are killed (sacrificed) and eaten because the men are hungry
What argument does eurylochus make to justify eating the cattle
Famine is the worst way to die, so they should eat the cattle
What do the men do to try to appease Helios
They ask for Helios forgiveness, they build a temple in his honor
What prevents Odysseus from taking part in these events
The gods put him to sleep
How does lord Helios find out about his cattle
Lampetia ( his daughter) tells him
What does lord Helios threaten to do if Odysseus men are not punished
He will take the sun to the underworld and not shine the sun on the world
What is his punishment, who survived
They sent out a lightning bolt, Odysseus was the only survivor
What was the final test/trial before Ogygia isle? Explain in detail
Surviving Charybdis , he held on to a branch while his ship went down and hung there until his ship came back up
