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1
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Antinous

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Leader among the suitors

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Argus

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Odysseus dog (he remained loyal)

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Athena

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Goddess of wisdom, skills, and welfare

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Calypso

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Sea goddess who loved Odysseus

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Charybdis

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Enormous and dangerous whirlpool

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Circe

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Enchantress who helped Odysseus

-She transforms half of the m en into swine

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Epithet

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-lure sailors to their destruction;

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Eumaeus

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Old swineherd and friend of Odysseus

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Flashback

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Memorie of an event or time

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Helen

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Queen of sparta, and the most beautiful woman in the world (caused the whole trojan war)

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Helios

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Cattle of the son god

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Laertes

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Odysseus father(killed antinous father)

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Odysseus

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King of Ithica (who was in troy for 20 years)

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Penelope

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Odysseus wife

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Polyphemus

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The cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus

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Poseidon

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God of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea

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Scylla

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Sea monster of gray rock

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18
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Sirens

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Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths

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Telemachus

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Odysseus and Penelopes son

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20
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Zeus

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King of the Gods

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21
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How did Odysseus try to avoid war?

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pretending he is crazy

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22
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How did Telemachus help Odysseus get his revenge?

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  • by discussing the doubts and the advantages of the plan
  • they have Athena signaling the plan, move all gear of war in vaulted rooms, when questioned by suitors Telemachus knows to respond with specific statements, they will leave weapons and armor for their own use, and they will find loyal people that could help them
  • when he took the weapondry of the suitors and waits for the signal
23
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How does Odysseus defeat Polyphemus? Why does he allow him to live?

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So he will move the stone

24
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How does Penelope decieve the suitors?

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Penelope is not herself with out Odysseus so she tells beggar she is not interested in the suitors

  • weaved in great hall
  • Asked to finish before she married
  • Everyday she wove
  • Every night she undid it
  • 3 years
  • Maids caught her
  • had to finnish
25
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How is lotus a threat to Odysseus and his men?

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If they eat it it makes them lose their desire to go home

26
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How is the land of the Cyclopes described and how is it different from traditional Greek culture of this time?

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  • It is described as very peaceful, and soothing with sweet grass and streams.
  • This is different from traditional greek culture because this is very peaceful and the greek culure is not,????????
27
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In which places does Odysseus lose all of his Men?

A

the cyclops cave, scylla, and when zeus hits the boat with the lightning bolt(criptis)

28
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What are myths?

A

Describes the actions of gods or heroes or exlplains the rogins of elements of nature

29
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What contest or impossible task does Penelope propose for her suitors?

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  • a challenge
  • stringing Odysseus bow and arrow, and being able to shoot it through 12 ax handles
  • she will marry the one that can
30
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What do Circe and the Sirens have in common?

A

They like ato attempt in destroyment

31
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What does Circe turn Odysseus men into?

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Turned them into swine(pig)

32
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What does Odysseus try to do when he meets the ghost of his mother?

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He trys to hug her

33
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What gift does the Cyclops promise to Odysseus in return for the wine?

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To eat his friends first but Odysseus would be last to eat

34
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What happens in the land of the Lotus eaters?

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They eat the lotus and lose their desire to go home and odysseus ties them to a boat

35
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What happens to Argos when he finally sees his master?

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he dies

36
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What happens to these suitors?

A

They all die

37
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What is an epic?

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A long narrative poem that tells of the adventures of heroes across great spans of time and place

38
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What is Odysseus best known for during the Trojan War?

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The trojan horse

39
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What leadership quality does Odysseus portray when he chooses Scylla over Charybdis?

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the fact that he will lose a few men for the good of the group

40
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What literary device is shown in the curse of the Cyclops>?

A

Forshadowing

41
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What role does Athena play at the resolution of the epic?

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-she was the one who first told Odysseus to reveal to
Telemachus and tell him the plan
-She also lends Odysseus beauty and makes him more attractive (more taller, more massive, and gave him crisping hair,and curls his petals)
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42
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What was his biggest mistake on his journey home?

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Telling polythemis his name

43
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Where do Telemachus and Odysseus finally meet?

A

eumas hut

44
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Where does the beggar go after Antinous hits him with a stool and why?

A

Penelopes palace

45
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Where is Odysseus when he is first introduced in the story?

A

Cylipsos island

46
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Where is Odysseus home?

A

Ithica

47
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Which god works against Odysseus?

A

Amphinomus, when he charges Odysseus

48
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Which of Homers epics is a primary model for a long journey? For war?

A

The Ialid

49
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Who composed the Odyssey?

A

Homer

50
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Who were heroes perceived as in Homers day?

A

As royalty but right below goddesses and gods

51
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Why does Penelope not trust Odysseus when he first reveals himself to her?

A

Because she believed that he was dead for so long?????

52
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Why doesnt Odysseus kill the Cyclops Polyphemus?

A

Needs him to move the stone

53
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Why is the story of Argus important?

A

Because…

  • Odysseus trained him when he was a puppy, Argus grew as old as Odysseus was in troy
  • He was mistreated while Odysseus was in troy
  • Argus was very loyal, he waited at the gate for Odysseus to return
  • Argus did not feel safe enough to die until he saw Odysseus after he returned to troy 20 years later
54
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In a short essay explain how Odysseus shows his cleverness and wit in the episodes with the Cyclops and with Penelope at the end of the story. In your essay explain how you feel about the character of Odysseus: Is he totally admirable? Is he like a modern hero, or does he seem old fashioned today?

A

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