The Adventures of Odysseus

What position did Athena and Poseidon take after the fall of Troy?

Against the Greeks.

What is Cassandra's power?

She could interpret the future.

Who created a storm breaking the Greeks' boat?

Poseidon

How long did it take Odysseus to get home?

10 years

How did the men that lusted for Penelope act?

Rude and arrogant.

Why was the shroud that Penelope was sewing never be completed?

She unwove it every night.

Who was the sorriest of all the Gods for Odysseus?

Athena

How did Athena make her first encounter with Telemachus?

She impersonated an old seafaring man.

How did Athena bolster Telemachus' courage for voyage?

She took the form of mentor and inspired him.

Who told Telemachus about his father?

Melenaus

How did Melenaus survive on Pharos?

He hid under seal skins

Why couldn't Odysseus leave the island he was on?

Ruled by a nymph called Calypso, very nice and caring but wouldn't let him leave.

Who finally allowed Odysseus to leave the island?

Zeus ordered the Nymph to let him leave.

What stopped him from getting to land?

Posidon spurred violent winds to throw him into the ocean

What saved him from drowning?

Ino of the slim ankles.

How did Nausicaa treat Odysseus?

She helped him find clothes and sent him to get help from her father.

What happened to the rude men that were sent with Odysseus on the new island?

They were turned into swine.

What was the test Penelope set for the man that was as strong as Odysseus?

To string and fire his bow with aim.

Once Odysseus shot the first arrow, what did he do?

He killed all of the other men that lusted for his wife.

What did Penelope say to make sure it was Odysseus

She said to move the royal bed, but only Odysseus knew that the royal bed was immobile.