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Odyssey- Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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What is Part 2 of The Odyssey about?

A

Odysseus’s return home

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How long has Odysseus been away from home?

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20 years (10 war, 10 journey home)

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What occurs after Odysseus tells the Phaeacians his story?

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Phaeacians sail him home in a vessel

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What has occurred while Odysseus has been away?

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suitors overrun Odysseus’s palace and enjoying themselves while Penelope suffers

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What are the suitors planning to do to Telemachus?

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kill him before he can inherit Odysseus’s lands

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Where does Telemachus go to Sparta and Pylos?

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to see what he can learn about his father’s fate

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Where does Telemachus go to learn about his father’s fate?

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Sparta and Pylos

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How does Athena help Odysseus when he lands on Ithaca?

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fills him in as to what happened with Penelope, suitors, and Telemachus, disguises him as beggar and directs to Eumaeus (swineherd)

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What does Athena disguise Odysseus as?

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beggar

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What form did Athena appear in?

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tall woman

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What does Athena tell Odysseus?

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to reveal his identity to Telemachus and devise the plan to bring down the suitors

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What does she do to Odysseus?

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transforms him into a more polished, taller new version of himself

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How does Telemachus respond to Odysseus upon seeing him for the first time with his new appearance?

A

thinks he is a god, pleads for mercy

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How Telemachus react when Odysseus tells him he is father?

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believes he is lying, still in awe of transformation from beggar to young person

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What is the nickname used for Athena?

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Hope of Soldiers

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What did the Phaeacians give Odysseus after they sailed him home to Ithaca?

A

bronze, gold, and woven things

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17
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Where are the gifts the Phaeacians gave Odysseus?

A

hidden in a wall by gods’ will

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Why does Telemachus doubt Odysseus’s plan?

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Believes that gods won’t pay much attention to their specific human affair

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Why does Odysseus think his plan will work?

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Believes Athena and Zeus as her father will help them

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What does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do if Odysseus is made fun of?

A

Hold back anger

Can plead with them to stop

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What does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do with all the weapons?

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Store them away when Athena gives Odysseus who will give Telemachus the sign

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What excuse is Telemachus to tell the suitors?

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  • Weapons old and not as great

- might kill each other using weapons when drunk

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23
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What must Telemachus put aside?

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2 broadswords, 2 spears, and 2 oxhide shields for Odysseus and Telemachus’s own use

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24
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What must Telemachus keep silent about?

A

Odysseus’s identity

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25
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Why must Telemachus keep silent about Odysseus?

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Odysseus and Telemachus alone must figure out how bad things are at the palace

26
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Who does Odysseus meet on the way to town?

A

His old dog Argus he trained when Argus was just a puppy

27
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What is Argus doing now?

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Sitting on top of a pile of dung

28
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What does Argus do when he sees Odysseus?

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He is excited and attempts to wag his tail. He has no more strength to go to his master.

29
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How does Odysseus respond to Argus?

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He wipes a tear from his cheek but doesn’t let Eumaeus see.

30
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How is Argus treated now compared to how he was treated before?

A

Treated terribly now

Before taken on many hunts

31
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What is Eumaeus’s view on slavery?

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Slaves need to be told what to do or they will not have the drive to do anything.

32
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What does Argus represent?

A
  • Loyalty

- Ithaca needs Odysseus

33
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What happens at the end of “Argus?”

A

Argus dies

34
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Who is Odysseus confronted by when he enters his home?

A

Antinous

35
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What does Antinous do when Odysseus enters?

A

Accuses him of being a dirty beggar

36
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What does Odysseus accuse Antinous of?

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Being mean for not giving him a cuts of bread when he was getting fat on food from someone else’s house

37
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What does Antinous do in reaction to Odysseus’s comeback?

A

Throws a stool at him

38
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How does Odysseus react to being hit by a stool?

A

Makes speech in front of all men cursing Antinous to die before he is married

39
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When Odysseus makes his speech, how do the suitors react?

A

A young man says to take pity on Odysseus because he might be a disguised god

40
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Does Penelope like Antinous?

A

No (believes he is the worst of l the bad suitors)

41
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Who is Penelope talking to about disapproving Antinous an pitying Odysseus?

A

Eurynome, housekeeper

42
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Who does Penelope ask Eumaeus to bring?

A

The beggar

43
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What does Penelope want to know from the beggar?

A

Background- who he is, where he’s from

44
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How does Odysseus reply to Penelope’s initial question?

A

He compliments Penelope on her flawless beauty

45
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How does Penelope avoid choosing a suitor?

A

Weaves and unweaves a cloak for Laertes

46
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How long does Penelope’s weaving trick last for?

A

3 entire years, 4 year doesn’t work

47
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Who discovers what Penelope is doing?

A

Maid

48
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What does Odysseus tell Penelope about Odysseus?

A

He will come home in one day’s time

49
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What is the challenge Penelope issues the suitors?

A

Shoot one of Odysseus’s arrows through 12 arrow sockets

50
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What does Odysseus do bête shooting?

A

Examines it to see what has changed about it

51
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After Odysseus completes the challenge, what occurs?

A

He tells Telemachus to join his side to help fight the suitors

52
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Who does Odysseus kill first?

A

Antinous, with a bow and arrow

53
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Why was death surprising to Antinous?

A

He was surrounded by his friends with stores of food and wine (festivities)

54
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How do the men react wen they realize Odysseus has returned?

A

They are terrified

55
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Who tries to save everyone?

A

Eurymachus

56
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What does Eurymachus do?

A

Tries to convince Odysseus that Antinous was the ringleader

Now that he is dead, the other suitors will just repay Odysseus in food and treasure

57
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Who does Odysseus kill second?

A

Eurymachus

58
Q

Who kills Amphinomus?

A

Telemachus

59
Q

What are all the suitors compared to after Odysseus has killed them all?

A

Fish caught fresh from the sea, flopping around still

60
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How did Penelope ensure that Odysseus was truly Odysseus?

A

Tested him with bed, makes him furious about not letting him sleep in the own bed Odysseus so painstakingly carved (secret between Odysseus and Penelope)

61
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How does the last epic simile relate to Odysseus’s journey?

A

Like meeting Scylla, Charybdis, and the Sirens

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