The Odyssey Book 1-12
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What gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?
a bag of winds
Who is Aeolus?
god of the winds
Who lives on Ismarus?
Cicones
What happens to the men that eat the Lotus Flower?
The Lotus flower makes them want to stay on the island forever and never go home.
How do they get away from the land of the Lotus Eaters?
Odysseus has to force the men back on the ship and tie them down
Who are the Lotus Eaters?
they are nice people who offer the Lotus Flowers to the men.
Did Odysseus men lose or win the battle with the Cicones?
They lost; 6 men from every ship were killed
Who is Odysseus's goddess bestie?
Athena
Describe the appearance of the Cyclops.
huge and one eye
Why did the Cyclops not fear the gods?
He thinks that he was more powerful that the gods
The Cyclops live in a ___________.
cave
The Cyclops name is ________.
Polyphemus
What does the Cyclops do to many of O's men?
He eats them
How does the Cyclops prevent men from escaping the cave?
puts a rock in the doorway big enough for only him to move
Why doesn't O kill the Cyclops when he has the chance?
because he needs the Cyclops to open the door
Where does O tell the Cyclops his boat is? How does this show guile?
that his boat is broken and lost, because he knows if he says this then the cyclops won't go and destroy the boat himself
What does O tell the Cyclops his name is?
nobody
What is O's final plan to escape the Cyclops?
he's going to tie the men onto three sheep while he only rides out on one.. at the end he becomes cocky and tells the cyclops his actual name
Who is Polyphemus's father?
Poseidon
What does Polyphemus ask Poseidon after his incident with O?
dont let O get home, if you do let him get him, let him loose all of his men, let his voyage back be long and horrible time, and let him have hard troubles when he gets back home
How can Poseidon cause trouble for O?
because O travels by water and Poseidon is the God on the ocean/sea
What major rule does the cyclops disobey by being a bad host?
hospitality
How are the spirits in the underworld able to talk to Odysseus?
they must drink the animal's blood that he poured out
Who is Odysseus very sad to see in the underworld?
his mother Anticlea
What does Tiresias tell O?
How to get home and how he will die
What does Teiresias tell Odysseus about the suitors?
He must kill them all.
Who are the sirens and what do they do?
they are women sea nymphs that sing beautiful songs that eventually lead men towards the rocks in the water causing them to crash and die
What surrounds the sirens on their island?
bones and rotting corpses
How does O avoid being lured in by the sirens?
He tells his men to tie him to the mast of the ship.
How does Odysseus protect his men from the sirens' song?
He puts wax in their ears.
What is Scylla and Charybdis?
Scylla is a six-headed sea monster that lives on a rock and Charybdis is a sea monster that is a whirlpool.
How long does Odysseus stay with his men on Circe's island?
They stayed on Aeaea for one year.
Which does O decide to go closest to? Why?
to Scylla because they would all have a better chance surviving the monster and having a few of them eaten, instead of Charybdis which they all would die.
Why doesn't O tell his men about them?
because there was nothing they could have done besides panic and jump.
Why does Odysseus want his crew to sail past Thrinacia?
He knows his men will disobey and want to eat the cattle of Helios
What promise do his men make because they want to stop in Thrinacia?
that they wont eat the cattle of the sun god
On the island, Eurylochus fears dying in what way?
from starvation
What does he suggest to remedy this fear?
That he and all the men eat the cattle
What happens as a result of Eurylochus' "disasterous advice"?
Helios asks Zeus for revenge and he strikes the ship with lightning bolts.
God of the sea and brother of Zeus
Poseidon
Messenger of the Gods
Hermes
What happens after Zeus hits Odysseus's last ship with a lightning bolt?
He drifts for 9 days, then lands on Ogygia with Calypso
Odysseus's home is ______.
Ithaca
Calypso's island is called _______.
Ogygia (the navel of the sea)
The Greeks leave behind a huge, ____________ which the Trojans drag into their city.
wooden horse
It will take Odysseus _____ years to get home from the Trojan War.
10
_________ is Odysseus's sworn enemy.
Poseidon
_________keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years.
Calypso
The Greeks placed great importance on Xenia or _________.
hospitality
Circe turned several of O's men into _________.
animals (pigs)
"Son of Laertes"
Odysseus
_________ is one of the "best" suitors
Eurymachus
God of earthquake who sets the earth with tremble.
Poseidon
God of the sun
Helios
"Father of gods and men" is an epithet for:
Zeus
She was a witch, but also helps Odysseus in the end
Circe
"Man of Ithaca"
Odysseus
Who is Alcinous?
king of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story
Who is Telemachus?
Son of Odysseus
King Alcinous
King of the Phaeacians
Queen Arete
Queen of Phaeacians
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus' wife
How does Penelope trick the suitors?
She has told them she will find a suitor when she finishes her weaving, so she pulls it out every night.
What are the Suitor's plans for Telemachus?
They will ambush and kill him when he comes home.
Who helps Odysseus outwit Circe?
Hermes
What is Hermes' message for Calypso?
She must let Odysseus go home.