the Odyssey

Question 1

who is Odysseus telling his stories to?

Answer 1

the Phaeacians, King Alcinous

Question 2

who is king of the Phaeacians

Answer 2

Alcinous

Question 3

what happens after Odysseus leaves?

Answer 3

the wind sweeps them to Ismarus, land of Cicones

Question 4

what is the name of the island of the cicones

Answer 4

Ismarus

Question 5

what happens with the cicones

Answer 5

the crew sack ismarus. The men plunder the land and, carried away by greed, stay until the reinforced ranks of the Cicones turn on them and attack. Odysseus and his crew finally escape, having lost six men per ship.

Question 6

what happens after Odysseus and his crew leave Ismarus

Answer 6

A storm sent by Zeus sweeps them along for nine days before bringing them to the land of the Lotus eaters

Question 7

how many men does O lose per ship in ismarus

Answer 7

6 per ship

Question 8

how long does the storm take form ismarus to the land of the cicones

Answer 8

9 days

Question 9

what is special about the lotus eaters?

Answer 9

they have fruit which makes you forget about your home, making you not want to leave (nostos)

Question 10

how does O get the crew out of the land of the lotus eaters?

Answer 10

odysseus drags them back tot he ship using his pure strength

Question 11

what are the cyclops?

Answer 11

uncivilised one eyed giants

Question 12

what happens on the land of the cyclops?

Answer 12

thye come across a cave full of cheese, and milk. thye sack the place even though O doesn’t want to.he also wants to stay to follow xenia. however Polyphemus returns.

Question 13

who is polyphemus’ father

Answer 13

poseidon

Question 14

what happens as soon as Polyphemus returns?

Answer 14

he swallows two of the crew

Question 15

what plan does Odysseus devise when with polyphemus?

Answer 15

Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is ‘me tis’ meanign nobody, he gets polyphemus drunk with wine, and he gets a wooden stick and sharpens it. he also hardens it in the fire. he and the crew launch it into Polyphemus’ eye, blinding him. Polyphemus shouts out ‘metis is hurting me’ (something to the effect of that), so nobody comes to help. To escape, O uses the ram and ties his men under the sheep and odysseus himself hold onto the last, biggest one. IN the morning Polyphemus lets the sheep out and htey escape

Question 16

who gives odysseus the wine used to make polyphemus drunk?

Answer 16

Sweet wine, unblended, served Odysseus well in the escape with his companions from the Cyclops’ cave during his epic return to Ithaca. The wine, a gift from Maron, grandson of Dionysus, was exceptional.

Question 17

what happens after Odysseus escapes from Polyphemus?

Answer 17

when they get to the ship, odysseus reveals his true identity and Polyphemus curses Odysseus

Question 18

what happens in book nine (summary)

Answer 18

Phaeacians, Cicones, Lotus Eaters, Polyphemus

Question 19

where does Odysseus sail to after the cyclops

Answer 19

Aeolia, to Aeolus, ruler of the winds

Question 20

what happenes there?

Answer 20

Aeolus was welcoming, inscesty siblings who marry each other, never ending food,
Aeolus gives him a bag of winds which will allow Odysseus to get home

Question 21

how long after going to Aeolia does Odysseus see Ithaca

Answer 21

10 days

Question 22

what happens to the bag of winds

Answer 22

Odysseus doesnt sleep at all after they get onto the ship ,however, on the 9/10th day, Odysseus falls asleep and the crew open the bag because the begin to doubt Odysseus, this takes them back to Aeolus

Question 23

what happens when aeolus sees them again

Answer 23

He sends them off because it is clear Odysseus has angered the gods

Question 24

where does Odysseus go to after Aeolus?

Answer 24

to the laestragonians

Question 25

what is the name of the king of the Laestragonains?

Answer 25

Antiphetes

Question 26

waht happens with the Laestregonians?

Answer 26

thye eat them and sink all the ships except Odysseus’ which he doesn’t leave with the rest of the ships

Question 27

where does o go after the lasetragonains?

Answer 27

the Aeaea, Circe

Question 28

what happens on Aeaea?

Answer 28

Odysseus sends a crew to see what happens, Circe turns them into pigs except Eurylochus who runs back to Odysseus who decides he needs to go and sort it out himself. He sees Hermes who gives him Moly, protecting him from Circe’s power. Hermes also gives him advice. Odysseus gets to the house, sin’t poisoned, sleeps with her, and the crew is turned back into ppl. they get the rest of the crrew

Question 29

name a maid servant

Answer 29

melantho

Question 30

name the swine heard

Answer 30

Eumaeus

Question 31

who is the unloyal goatherd

Answer 31

Melanthius

Question 32

how does Athena help Odysseus and telemachus hide the arms?

Answer 32

lights up tha halls

Question 33

how does Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope?

Answer 33

How does Penelope test Odysseus’ identity in Book 23? She tests Odysseus by asking the nurse to retrieve their bridal bed, a task she knows to be impossible. Odysseus explains that the nurse could not do so, describing the bed in detail. This proves to Penelope that the man is indeed her husband.

Question 34

who does Eurycleia figure out the Odysseus isn;t the beggar he claims to be

Answer 34

Scar ekphrasis. He got it from boar hunting wtih his grandfather Autocylus

Question 35

what is Odysseus’ grandfather+ma called?

Answer 35

grandfather Autocylus, ma-Anticleia

Question 36

what is the dream which Penelope tells Odysseus? what happens after?

Answer 36

Penelope describes to Odysseus a dream that she has had in which an eagle swoops down upon her twenty pet geese and kills them all; it then perches on her roof and, in a human voice, says that he is her husband who has just put her lovers to death. Penelope declares that she has no idea what this dream means. Odysseus tells her that it is her hesband? but she doesn’t belive him. SHe decides to have the competition fot he bow and the axes

Question 37

what contest does Penelope create?

Answer 37

the contest of the axes (+and bow_

Question 38

where does Odysseus get his bow?

Answer 38

Odysseus received his great bow from Iphitus. It is the former bow of Eurytus, the father of Iphitus. The two men became friends and exchanged gifts when they met in Messene.
Iphitos had gone in search of twelve mares and their mules that had been lost. Iphitos was the son of Eurytus, the master of Heracles in archery, who gave him his bow when he died. During this encounter, Odysseus (Ulysses) gave Iphitos a spear while Iphitos gave him his bow.

Question 39

what is the name of the cowherd?

Answer 39

philoetius

Question 40

WHo is Eurityon?

Answer 40

He was invited to the wedding of his half-brother Peirithoos (Pirithous), king of the Lapithai (Lapiths), but during the celebrations became drunk and attempted to abduct the bride. In the fight which ensued Eurytion and his Kentauroi kin were slain.

Question 41

who is Athena disguised as during the battle?

Answer 41

Mentor