The Odyssey: Books 5-9
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Who did Zeus send to protect Telemachus?
Athena.
ho did Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?
Hermes.
What did Hermes tell Calypso to do?
Let Odysseus go.
What did Odysseus construct to leave Calypso's island?
A raft.
Who sent a storm to wreck Odysseus's raft?
Poseidon.
Who helped Odysseus after his raft was wrecked?
Ino, the White Goddess.
Where did Odysseus find a place to rest after swimming ashore?
A gentle river’s mouth.
Who appeared in a dream to Nausica?
Athena.
What did Athena tell Nausicaa to do?
Go to the washing pools and do laundry.
What did Nausicaa and her slave girls lose while playing?
A ball.
Who popped up from his hiding place and appealed to Nausicaa for help?
Odysseus.
What did Nausicaa give Odysseus?
A set of clothes.
Where did Odysseus wait and pray for Athena's help?
Athena’s sanctuary outside the town.
Who hid Odysseus in magic mist as he walked to town?
Athena
Who did Odysseus supplicate in the Phaeacian palace?
Arete, the queen.
Who welcomed Odysseus warmly and gave him food and wine?
Alcinous, the king.
Who noticed that Odysseus was wearing clothes she made?
Arete.
Where did Odysseus sleep for the night?
Out on the porch.
Who was the blind poet who sang at the Phaeacian feast?
Demodocus.
What did Demodocus sing about that made Odysseus cry?
A quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles.
Who invited Odysseus to participate in the athletic competitions?
Laodamas, Alcinous’ youngest son.
Who taunted Odysseus that he was no athlete?
Euryalus.
ho congratulated Odysseus in disguise after he threw the discus?
Athena.
What was the second song Demodocus sang about?
The adulterous affair of Aphrodite and Ares.
What land did Odysseus and his fleet reach after being blown off course?
The land of the Cicones.
What fruit did the Lotus-Eaters offer Odysseus's men?
Lotus fruit.
What was the name of the Cyclops who inhabited the cave?
Polyphemus.
What did Odysseus take with him when he went to explore the Cyclops's cave?
twelve men and a sack of special wine.
What did Odysseus prepare to blind Polyphemus?
A sharp olive wood stake.
What name did Odysseus give to Polyphemus?
Noman.
How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops's cave?
By clinging to the animals’ bellies.
Who did Polyphemus call on to curse Odysseus?
His father, Poseidon.