Part 10: The Odyssey - Sailing Fron Troy Flashcards
Answer Questions about the Odyssey
The Odyssey is mainly a story about what?
Odysseus trying to get home.
Laertes’ son, Odysseus, is sailing home to
Ithaca
According to Odysseus, why did he stay so long with both Circe and Calypso?
He was under their spell and could not leave.
You can conclude that Odysseus stopped at the land of the Cicones in order to do what?
.To raid the city and get supplies
How did Odysseus and his men get caught by the Cicones’ army?
As they were looting, the Cicones’ army attacked Odysseus’s men while they were busy enjoying themselves in a drunken stupor. Odysseus’s men were fighting a losing battle, but they fought on bravely. Six benches of men on each ship were lost.
According to Odysseus, the storm that he and his men endured was caused by
Poseidon.
According to Odysseus, he and his men visited the land of the Lotus Eaters in order to
To get water
What happened to the men who tasted the lotus?
The Lotus is a plant that forces the eater to lose all grip on reality. Once it is eaten, the person knows nothing nor cares for anything other than eating the lotus plant.
Why did Odysseus want to return to his home so badly?
To be with Penelope.
From Odysseus’s point of view, the Lotus Eaters appeared to be _____?
not a threat to him or his men
