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What do Odysseus's Men do at Ismorus? (Cicones)
They plunder, kill, and enslave the women.
Why and how does Zeus punish them after their treatment of the Cicones?
He punishes them for their "evil days", and punishes them by with a storm for 9 days which puts them off course to the land of The Lotus Eaters.
What does the lotus plant do?
It is like a drug and makes the men that consume it not care about anything else.
When they get to the land of the Cyclops, what does it look like?
It is uncivilized, and they have no community or sense of duty or law. They are primitive and do not wish to excel.
How much men does the cyclops eat?
6
What is the cyclops name?
Polyphemus
What are the 3 things Odysseus's does to outsmart the cyclops?
He gives the cyclops wine, which makes him pass out so they can blind him by stabbing him in the eye. He then lied about his name so that the cyclops cries would go unanswered (Nohbdy). And then him and his men escape by tying themselves under his sheep all night long.
Who is the cyclops dad?
Poseidon
What is the prophecy that the cyclops revealed would happen to him?
He will get blinded by someone named Odysseus.
What are the 4 prayers the Cyclops sends up to his father?
To never let Odysseus get home
But if he does, let the time between them be long and hard
All his companions will die, and all his sheep will get destroyed
His life once he is home will be chaos
What happens at Aeolia?
Aeolus bags up all the winds except the west winds, and says to not open it until they get home.
Name the two times when Odysseus falls asleep.
He falls asleep, and the already curious men opens up the bag Aeolus gave Odysseus, causing them to get blown all the way to Aeolus.
He falls asleep, which makes Eurylochus give a speech to the men saying that there is no worse death them starvation, so they go and eat Helios's cattle.
What do the Laestrygonians do?
He destroys all Odysseus's ships except the one he is in.
Who lives at Aeaea?
Circe (Witch Goddess)
Who is the person who does not go in Circe's hall?
Eurylochus
What do the men turn into in Aeaea?
Swines / Pigs
Who gives Odysseus what, and what does it do? (At Aeaea)
Hermes gives him moly, and it prevents him from turning into a swine.
How long do they stay at Aeaea?
1 year
Who are the 2 people that Odysseus meet, and what do they say?
Elpenor says that when Odysseus goes back to Aeaea, he is to give a proper burial.
Anticlea tells him that she died from grief, and he needs to get home quickly since men are trying to steal his wife.
What is Tiresia's prophecy for Odysseus?
Poseidon does not want him to go home because he blinded Polyphemus and the only way to escape his blows is to go through the Strait of Messiah.
Odysseus and his men will then end up on the island of Thrinicia, where the sun god Helios's cattle graze. His men will eat his cattle and bring destruction to the crew and his last ship.
Odysseus goes to Ithica alone under strange sail, with his ships destroyed, and men trying to steal his wife. He will then kill all the suitors, make a long journey, and make sacrifices to the gods. Finally, he will die peacefully of old age at sea (Poseidon forgives him).
What are the 3 perils Odysseus must face to go through the Strait of Messina?
First he has to face the sirens, who are woman-like creates who lure ships to the rocks with songs, then eat the dead bodies. Next is Scylla, who is a monster with 6 dog heads, which are then attached to a towering snake neck. She is attached to a rock in the strait and eats 6 men from every ship that passes. The last is Charybdis, which is a monster at the bottom of sea who creates whirlpools and sucks in ships to eat and then spits out geysers.
Who falls in love with Scylla before she becomes a monster?
Glaucous
What does Helios do when he learns they ate his cattle?
He tells Zeus that he must punish them, or he would light up the underworld, which would leave the golds and mortals in complete darkness.
What does Zeus do after what Helios says?
He sends down a lightning bolt, which destroys Odysseus's last ship and kills the last of his men.
How does Odysseus survive?
He survives by holding on to his mast, but he has to get through Charybdis and Scylla again.
How long does Calypso keep Odysseus?
7 years
Who comes to Calypso, and what do they say to her?
Hermes comes, and he tells her that if she doesn't let Odysseus leave, Zeus will drive Calypso to the bottom of the sea.
What does Calypso direct Odysseus to?
Some driftwood to build a raft.
Who gets Odysseus home to Ithaca?
King Alcinous
Who has Odysseus been telling the story to until now? (End of Part One)
King Alcinous
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