The Odyssey Chapter 1-5

Question 0

kleos

Answer 0

Kleos (Greek: κλέος) is the Greek word often translated to “renown”, or “glory”. It is related to the word “to hear” and carries the implied meaning of “what others hear about you”. A Greek hero earns kleos through accomplishing great deeds, often through his own death.

Question 1

in media res

Answer 1

In medias res (Latin “in the midst of things”) is the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the midpoint, rather than the beginning (cf. ab ovo, ab initio).[1] In an in medias res narrative, the story opens with dramatic action rather than exposition setting up the characters and situation.

Question 2

achaeans

Answer 2

a member of one of the four main divisions of prehistoric Greeks, believed to have occupied the Peloponnesus and to have produced the Mycenaean culture

Question 3

antinous

Answer 3

the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.

Question 4

calypso

Answer 4

Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.