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Two major pieces of epic literature in Western civilization?

Iliad and Odyssey

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Famous ancient Greek poet?

Homer

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Who is Herodotus?

Greek historian and geographer

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What is the Iliad?

Greek hexameter epic poem

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Who is Helen?

Most beautiful woman of Greece, wife of Menelaus, and cause of the Trojan War

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Book 1?

Begins with the invocation of the Muse

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  1. Nostos?

Odysseus’ return home from Troy by sea

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  1. Kleos?

Theme of glory or fame, especially as achieved through heroic deeds

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  1. In medias res?

In the middle of things, the narrative starts in the middle of the story

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Who tells the story?

A bard

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What line is Odysseus first mentioned?

Line 21

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  1. Polutropos?

An epithet used to describe Odysseus, often translated as "man of many turns"

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  1. Odysseus’ absence causes problems for his family. What problems for Penelope? Telemachus? Society?

Penelope is harassed by suitors, Telemachus struggles with his father's absence, and society is disrupted by the suitors' behavior

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  1. Who are the suitors?

Men from Ithaca and surrounding islands who wish to marry Penelope

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  1. Xenia?

Ancient Greek concept of hospitality

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  1. Telemachy?

Series of books (1-4) in the Odyssey where Telemachus sets out to find news of his missing father

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  1. Why does Telemachus call the men to assembly?

To address the issue of the suitors who have taken over his home

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  1. How has Penelope managed to hold off the suitors' demands for the past four years?

By weaving a burial shroud for Laertes and undoing part of it each night

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  1. What sign does Zeus send to the assembly, and what is its meaning?

Two eagles, interpreted as a prophecy of disaster for the suitors

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  1. What does Telemakhos plan to do now?

Embark on a journey to find news of his father

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  1. Where does the action in Book III take place?

In Pylos, at the palace of King Nestor

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  1. Where is Athena during this part of the story?

In Sparta

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  1. What happens at the homecoming of Agamemnon?

He is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus

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  1. What does Orestes do?

Avenges his father's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

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  1. How does Nestor help Telemakhos?

Provides him with a chariot and his son Pisistratus as a companion

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  1. Who accompanies Telemakhos to Sparta to the house of Menelaus?

Pisistratus, the son of Nestor

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  1. What is the setting of Book IV?

In Sparta, at the palace of Menelaus

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  1. According to Menelaus' informant, where was Odysseus?

On the island of Ogygia, held captive by the nymph Calypso

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  1. The scene shifts to the home of Odysseus. What plan do the suitors devise against Telemakhos?

To ambush and kill him upon his return

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  1. Identify the leading men of the suitors.

Antinous and Eurymachus

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  1. What character do we finally see in book 5?

Odysseus

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  1. Where is Odysseus as the book opens?

On the island of Ogygia, held captive by the nymph Calypso

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  1. What happens when Odysseus sails away on his raft? Where does he end up?

Encounters a storm sent by Poseidon and ends up on the island of the Phaeacians

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  1. What is Zeus's command to Kalypso?

To release Odysseus and allow him to return home

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Muse

Goddess of arts ans sciences

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Summery of the odyssey?

Epithet of Polutroops

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What are we told about odysseus immediately in the beginning of the book?

  1. Cleverness

  2. ability to think on his feet

  3. Ability to reason his way out of trouble

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Penelope’s two struggles

Wife or Widow?

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Telemachus’ 2 struggles

Guard kingdom or assert himself as king

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Who is odysseus’ patron?

Athena

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Where is telemachus going and why?

He is going to sparta to find news of his father

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What does telemachus tell the suitors?

To get out

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What is antinious’ reaction to telemachus’ kicking the suitors out of his house?

Doesn’t want telemachus to receive throne. Hopes he doesn’t get what he deserves. Thinks telymachus is brash and prideful

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What is Euromachus’ reaction to telemachus kicking the suitors out of his house

Hopes telymachus gets his house and maybe throne. Curious about mentes. (hates telymachus under the surface)

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What is the order of the speakers at the council that telymachus calls in book 2?

  1. Aegyptius

    One of his sons died who was part of body. crew

  2. Telymachus

    a. Lost father and house is being ripped apart b. grandfather must provide dowry for his mother

    c.can’t fight them all alone

    d. he will bring the god’s into it.

  3. antinious

    says Penelope wove a burial shroud during the day and unwove it during the night

  4. telymachus

    tells suitors about xenia and not to devour his wealth

  5. Old hatiecherses

    Makes prediction that ody. is nearing home

  6. Euromachus

    tries to discredit old dude says tely. must send his mother away.

  7. Telymachus

    Says we are done her rejects all suitors demands unless his father is dead

  8. Leocritus

    Says even if ody. comes back suitors can take him.

  9. Mentor
    says to reject suitors. encourages people to follow ody.

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Nestor shows what? Who is impressed?

Nestor show’s xenia and athena/mentes is impressed

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King of troy

Priam

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Lesson from nestor

Don’t stay away from home for too long

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Ossifage

type of vulture

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Who goes with tely. ?

Nestor’s son pecistritus

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Who killed aegenemnon and who killed him?

Aegisthus was klytaimestra’s lover and he killed aganemnon. He was then killed by agamemnon’s son orestes.

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Is menelous hospitable?

Yes

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Is menelous wealthy?

Yes tely. says his riches rival zeus however menelous quickly corrects him

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Who does menelous miss from the trojan war the most?

Odysseus

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How old was tely. when odysseus left for troy?

Newborn

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Who are the head suitors?

Antonius and euromachus

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What do the suitors decide to do to telymachus and where?

They decide to kill telymachus at the island of Asteris. And they take 20 men in a ship to kill him..

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What were calypso’s examples when hermes tells her to let ody. go?

  1. Dawn and Orion Orion killed by artemis

  2. Demeter and Iasian Iasian killed by zeus

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What are the three things calypso gives ody.?

  1. Axe

  2. Adze - ancient and versitile cutting tool

  3. Fabric for sails

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How long did it take ody to build his raft?

4 days.