Scholarship Flashcards
Xenia was an…
‘Xenia was an essential functioning of ancient society, in the Odyssey it is a way of judging societies and individuals’
Goldhill
By considering who…
By considering who laughs and how frequently, laughter usually indicates some sort of weakness of character’
M. Colakis
The Odyssey appears…
‘The Odyssey appears to be set in motion by Zeus’ consideration of the revenge of Orestes on Aigisthus’
M. Alden
Through the dream…
Through the dream, Odysseus is for the first time assured beyond doubt that his wife wishes for nothing more than the destruction of the suitors
A. Rozokoki
The dream aims to…
The dream aims to remind us of the inescapability of the slaughter of the suitors
Duckworth
The master’s success…
‘The master’s success in maintaining control over his household seems to depend in large part on the efforts and endurance of his good servants’
S. Olson
It shows Telemachus’…
‘It shows Telemachus’ worthiness to succeed his father’
L. Fulkerson
Suffering and…
‘suffering and enduring is part of the heroic pattern’
S. Schein
In Homer, the…
in Homer the Gods help only those who are worthy of it’
Jones
Athena functions to…
Athena functions to heighten the suspense the audience experiences about Penelope, not as a means of assuring them of her unwavering loyalty
R. Nickel
The deity who…
The deity [Athena] who sets in motion and directs so many of the plot’s chief scenes.
B. Louden
They too had entered…
‘They too had entered another man’s house unbidden and helped themselves … these suitors are in Odysseus’ house as his guests just as much as Odysseus and his men were in Polyphemus’ cave’
James Miller
Odysseus emerges from…
‘Odysseus emerges from the Odyssey as a dual figure, both the opposite of the suitors and the monsters and at the same time very much one of them’
James Miller
The fear of…
‘The fear of death leads them to actions which render their death justifiable in the eyes of the Ithacans as well as the reader’
W. Allen
The character of…
The character of Amphinomus seems to exist in the story only to highlight the unrelenting vengeance of Athena
T. Nortwick
The Odyssey explores…
‘The Odyssey explores the wife’s mobility in the figures of Helen and Clytemnestra, and… invites consideration that Penelope too might make such a move’
R. Nickel
The confirmation of…
‘The confirmation of the father-son relationship may signify the restoration of order on Ithaca’
M. J. Alden
What scholars for enslaved?
S. Olson
L. Fulkerson
Scholars for women?
S. Schein
Jones
Nickel
B. Louden
Frequent use scholars:
Goldhill
M. Colakis
M. Alden
A. Rozokoki
Duckworth
Enslaved scholarship:
The master’s success in maintaining control over his household seems to depend in large part on the efforts and endurance of his good servants.
S. Olson
It shows Telemachus’ worthiness to succeed his father
L. Fulkerson
Women scholarship:
Suffering and enduring is part of the heroic pattern
Schein
In Homer, the Gods help only those who are worthy of it
Jones
Athena functions to heighten the suspense the audience experiences about Penelope, not as a means of assuring them of her unwavering loyalty
Nickel
The deity who sets in motion and directs so many of the plots chief scenes
B. Louden
Xenia scholars:
Miller
Suitors scholars:
W. Allen
T. Nortwick
