CLCV 207 - Odyssey 1,5,6
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What are Books 1–4 of the Odyssey called?
The Telemachy
How long has Odysseus been absent?
Twenty years
What prevents Telemachus from fully assuming authority?
His father's absence
Who does Athena disguise herself as in Book 1?
Mentes
What does Telemachus question about himself?
His paternity
Who are the two important suitors named in Book 1?
Antinous and Eurymachus
What quality does Penelope share with Odysseus?
Cleverness
How does Telemachus receive Athena in disguise?
With hospitality
Which people help Odysseus after his shipwreck?
The Phaeacians
What is the Odyssey's central theme?
Homecoming
What is the Greek word for homecoming?
Nostos
What is the first Greek word of the Odyssey?
Andra
What does andra mean?
Man
What Greek word characterizes Odysseus' complexity?
Polytropos
What does polytropos suggest?
Many twists and turns
What narrative technique begins the Odyssey?
In medias res
What does in medias res mean?
In the middle
Where is Odysseus when his story begins?
Calypso's island
Who is discussed at the first divine council?
Agamemnon, Aegisthus, Orestes
Whose homecoming serves as a warning?
Agamemnon's
Why was Agamemnon's nostos unsuccessful?
Failed household restoration
What must accompany physical return for successful nostos?
Household restoration
What two temptations does Calypso represent?
Beauty and immortality
Why does Odysseus reject Calypso's offer?
Desire for home
Who orders Calypso to release Odysseus?
The gods
Who delivers the divine command?
Hermes
How does Calypso react to the command to release Odysius?
Anger
What does Calypso challenge about divine authority?
The gods' will
What inequality does Calypso criticize?
Divine gender double standards
Who causes Odysseus' raft shipwreck?
Poseidon
Who helps Odysseus survive at sea?
Ino/Leucothea
What kind of death does Odysseus consider preferable to a shipwreck?
Glorious death at Troy
Where does Odysseus arrive after his shipwreck?
Scheria
Who discovers Odysseus on Scheria?
Nausicaa
Which goddess guides Nausicaa?
Athena
What animal is Odysseus compared to when meeting Nausicaa?
Mountain lion
How does Odysseus approach Nausicaa?
Supplication
What does Odysseus wish for Nausicaa?
A like-minded spouse
Whom should Odysseus approach first at the palace?
Queen Arete