Week 11, Chpt 21, 22 Flashcards
Who wrote Oresteia?
Aeschylus
Eumenides
The furies, spirits of blood vengeance
Who killed Agamemnon when he returned home with Cassandra as a war prize?
His wife, Clytemnestra, with the help of her lover Aegisthus
What did the oracle at Delphi tell Orestes to do?
To avenge his father, Agamemnon
Who helped Orestes plot to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus?
His sister, Electra.
What did Clytemnestra dream about leading up to her death?
She gave birth to a viper who bit her breasts.
Why do the furies appear and demand blood vengeance form Orestes?
Because Orestes killed his mother.
Who orders Orestes to be tried at a court of law?
Apollo
Who turns Orestes’s case over to a jury of 12 Athenians?
Athena
After raiding Ismaurus, where Odysseus and his men end up?
The Island of the Lotus Eaters
Who did Odysseus and his men get trapped in a cave with on the island of the Cyclopes?
Polyphemus
How did Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus?
They first tried to stab Polyphemus in the eye, then when Polyphemus went out to run his daily errands Odysseus and his men escaped tied to the bellies of rams.
Who did Polyphemus ask to curse Odysseus?
Poseidon
What does Circe tell Odysseus?
That they must cross the river ocean and question Tiresias, a wise old seer who is dead. They must also survive the scylla and Charybdis and not eat Helius’s cattle.
Scylla
Monster with 6 heads
Charybdis
Whirlpool
Why did Zeus strike Odysseus’s men down with lightening?
They ate Helius’s cattle.
Why did Odysseus refuse Calypso’s offer for immortality?
Thinking of Penelope.
How long does Odysseus stay with Calypso on her island for?
7 years.
Who stumbled upon Odysseus naked on the island of Scheria?
Nausicaa
What was the challenge presented to the suitors by Penelope?
String Odysseus’s bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axe holes.
How does the dragon combat motif appear in the Odyssey?
Odysseus stands in the doorway of his palace and shoots the suitors one by one with his bow and arrows after throwing away his disguise as a beggar.
