The Odyssey- Books 1,5,9

Question 1

Odysseus fought only to…

Answer 1

• Odysseus fought only to save his life and to bring his shipmates home

Question 2

Odysseus’ men feasted on…

Answer 2

• Odysseus’ men feasted on the cattle of Helios, the Sun god.

Question 3

After all the men that Odysseus traveled with

__ or __, Odysseus still hungered for __ + __

Answer 3

After all the men that Odysseus traveled with died or returned home, Odysseus still hungered for home + wife, & Ithaca

Question 4

__ + __ attended Odysseus, even in his homeland of ___

Answer 4

• Trials and dangers attended Odysseus, even in his homeland of Ithaca

Question 5

All of the gods __ Odysseus, all but __

Answer 5

• All of the gods pitied Odysseus, all but Poseidon

Question 6

Calypso’s home

Answer 6

• Wood w/ summer leaves
• Cave with vines
• Bubbling springs
• Birds: ornate, owls, Falcons

Question 7

What does Hermes tell Calypso about her fate with Odysseus?

Answer 7

• That Zeus said she must not detain her any longer but send him on his way home

Question 8

How does Odysseus feel @ this point about his capture?

Answer 8

• He feels sick of it, and misses the sight of home.

- Crying, depressed, mournful

Question 9

What does Calypso promise Odysseus for his journey home?

Answer 9

• Help building a raft

Question 10

How does Calypso try to convince Odysseus to stay?

Answer 10

• She compares herself to Penelope in beauty

- Promises him immortality

Question 11

What warning does Calypso give Odysseus when he leaves?

Answer 11

• She warns him about the adversity he faces at sea

Question 12

What evil measures does Poseidon take to prolong Odysseus’ travels after leaving Calypso’s island?

Answer 12

• Wreck ships with a storm that lasts 20 days

Question 13

Odysseus as the ember

Answer 13

• Both can’t be put out: resilient

Question 14

How does Odysseus introduce himself?

Answer 14

• Boasts w/ hubris about being Laertes’ son and being formidable

Question 15

What happened in the land of the Cicones?

Answer 15

• Odysseus and men stormed it and killed the men that fought them, took plunder, and enslaved the women

Question 16

Lotus Eaters adventure

Answer 16

• Odysseus sends 2 men + a runner to explore, and they offered them narcotic Lotus flowers which made them forget their homeland, and Odysseus forces them to leave

Question 17

What story came before the Odyssey?

Answer 17

• The Iliad

Question 18

Athena

Answer 18

• Goddess of war and wisdom

Question 19

Suitors

Answer 19

Killed + ate Telemachus and Penelope’s estate in hopes of taking over his kingdom

Question 20

What does Athena advise Telemachus to do, disguised as Odysseus old friend Mentes?

Answer 20

• Says that Odysseus is alive and will soon return
• Advises him to call together the suitors and banish them from their estate, and go to Pylos + Sparta for news of Odysseus

Question 21

Who helps Odysseus after Poseidon’s storm?

Answer 21

• The goddess Ino, she gives him a veil that keeps him safe after his ship is wrecked

Question 22

Polyphemus

Answer 22

• The Cyclops that’s Poseidon’s son

- After stabbing his eye and getting away, he asks him dad Poseidon for vengeance on Odysseus

Question 23

What does Homer ask of the Muse in the beginning?

Answer 23

• Homer asks the Muse for divine inspiration/ help in telling Odysseus’ story

Question 24

Circe

Answer 24

• Gave them a magic potion and turned them into pigs

Question 25

Sirens

Answer 25

• Lured men w/ beautiful voices

Question 26

Scylla

Answer 26

• Triple fangs, 6 heads

- Takes 1 man for every gullet/ head from every ship (6 total)

Question 27

Charybdis

Answer 27

• Creates a deadly whirlpool 3 times a day