The Story Of Odysseus Flashcards
Who were the three goddesses in the most beautiful competition
Aphrodite,Hera and Athena
Who came to Paris to Chose the goddesses
Paris was chosen because Zeus didn’t want to chose himself
what did the goddesses offer Paris
Aphrodite the most beautiful woman in the world, Hera the kingdom of Asia and Athena the wisdom to rule the world
How long had the trojans been fighting for
10 years
Why did the Trojan war begin
Because Paris stole Helen from Menelaus Kind of Sparta
Who was the strongest fighter in the Greek team
Achilles
Who was the best fighter in the Trojan team
Hector
Why did Achilles not want to fight
Because he was angry at Agamemnon
Why did Hector think he was fighting Achilles
Because Patroclus was wearing Achilles armour
What happened to Patroclus
Hector killed him in the fight and when Achilles found out he was very upset and fought him yourself
What did Hectors not want him to do
Fight Achilles outside of the walls on hid own
What happened to Hector
Achilles killed him
How did the Greeks get into Trojan
Odysseus built a wooden horse that the Trojans let into the walls, that had the Greeks inside of it
What did the Greeks do the to city of Troy
They attacked the city from inside and destroyed the city
Where did Odysseus and his crew stop on the way home
Ismarus
What did the Greeks do to Ismarus
They raided the city stealing treasure food and wine
What did the Greeks do to the people in Ismarus
They kill lots of men and enslave several women and children
Why did Odysseus and his crew not leave
Odysseus wanted to leave but his crew wanted to relax on the beach with the goods.
What happened to the men after they fell aspleep
The Cicones round up more men and attack Odysseus’ crew and ships,
The crew were not prepared for an attack due to being drunk and sleepy, most were killed and many ships were destroyed.
Where did Odysseus’s crew go after Ismarus
the land of the Lotus Eaters
What did Odysseus do to three of his men
sent them tonight investigate the area
Who did the men meet
They met the Lotus Eaters who offered them juice of the lotus flower, but the men became addicted to it as a drug.
Why did the lotus juice make them feel happy
Because the men had had lost so many men they were upset and had been at sea for so long so the juice made them happy.
Why did the lotus juice make them feel happy
Because the men had had lost so many men they were upset and had been at sea for so long so the juice made them happy.
Why did the men not know about the drug
Odysseus did know about the lotus eaters but didn’t warn the men about them
What did Odysseus do after finding his men
Odysseys drags his men back to the ships and ties them down to the boat to prevent them from returning to the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus has responsibility for his crew and tries not to leave anyone
What island did they arrive on next
Polyphemus’ island
How many men did Odysseus bring with him to search the cave on Polyphemus island
12 men to loot the cave and leave
What did Odysseus bring with him as a gift
Goatskin wine
After the men found what they needed why didn’t they leave the cave
Because Odysseus wanted to stay and see who the owner was and what they had to give him
What did the owner look like
And large cyclops with one big eye and tuffs as teeth
What did the cyclops have with him when he entered the cave
Sheep and goats he takes care of
Eventually he spots Odysseus and his men and asks them questions what did Odysseus say
Odysseus cleverly lies and tells the Cyclops that he has been shipwrecked
What is the cyclops name
Polyphemus
Did the cyclops believe the lie
Yes
What did the cyclops refuse to do
Give them hospitality and closes the boulder with the men inside
What did the men give the cyclops to make him sleep
A goatskin wine
Before he sleeps how does he kill one of the men
Smashes their head on a roof and eats him
How many men does he end up killing
Four
Why did the men not kill the cyclops in his sleep
Because they cannot move the boulder and they would be trapped in the cave
What did Odysseus do instead of killing him
They took his large walking stick and sharpened it they then stuck it in his eye and blinded him
What does Odysseus say his name was
Nobody
After the screaming of the cyclops when the others cyclops came what did he tell them
Nobody blinded me
How did the men escape from the cave
They hide under sheep’s when the cyclops let him out he ran his hands across the sides to know that the men weren’t escaping but actually they were
What does Odysseus say to the cyclops to taunt him after escaping
He yells my name Odysseus king of rocky ithaca
Who is Polyphemus the son of
Posiden
What does Polyphemus ask his father to do
Curse his journey home and there will be danger awaiting him when he should be welcomed
What is posiden god do
Sea
