Themes of the Odyssey Flashcards by Hugh Doyle | Brainscape

Q

Give an example of Fate and Free Will

A

Going into Polyphemus’s Cave

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Give an example of Leadership

A

Odysseus making the decision to leave the labour in book 10

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Give an example of Xenia/Hospitality

A

Alcinous and Arete welcoming Odysseus

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Q

Give an example of Temptation

A

Odysseus’s men killing Helios’s cattle

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Give an example of Love

A

Calypso’s love for Odysseus

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Give an example of Cunning vs Strength

A

Odysseus’s escaping Polythemus’s cave

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Q

Give an example of Appearance vs Reality

A

Circe

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Give an example of Loyalty

A

Eurylochus’s questioning of Odysseus’s leadership

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Give an example of Vengeance

A

Odysseus killing the suitors

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Give an example of Death

A

Elpenor dying in book 11

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