The Wanderings of Odysseus

What happened in the Sacker of the Cities (Chapter 1)?

Odysseus and his men sack the coty of Thrace, an allie of Troy, and continue to plunder other towns until they are drawn out and sail to an inslan of lotus flowers/eaters who eat them and lose their knowledge

What is the Trojan War about?

The people from Greece come and attack the city of Troy and they bring in a wooden horse to bring "peace" with Troy, but really they sack it and everyone is killed

Where does Odysseus live?

Ithaca

What happened with Polyphemus? (Chapter 2)

Odysseus and his men travel to many islands, one of them having a vicious cyclops named Polyphemus who entramos them leading the men to make a daring escape while blinding the cyclops

What happened with the Lord of the Winds? (Chapter 3)

On their way home to Ithaca, Odysseus receives a gift from king Aeolus and the men open the gift which ends with the men not being able to return home.

What happens when the men come to an island where they meet Circe? (Chapter 4)

The men Emeterio an island where they meet Circe who tricks the men into turning into pigs and sheep and then she uses her magic wand to put something in Odysseus wind but the spell does not work on him so he demanded for the wand

What happens at the land of the dead?

Circe gives directions to Odysseus to go to the Land of the Dead where Odysseus meets a blind prophet named Tiresias of Thebes where he gives directions to go back home

What happens when the men encounter the sea perils?

While the men are at sea, Circe gave Odysseus things so he could not die from all the perils including the Wandering rocks, Scylla, and Charybdis where six men were killed by Scylla and the rest were killed by Charybdis which left only Odysseus

Who saved Odysseus?

Calypso

Who tells Telemachus so he can find more about his father

Menelaus

How does Pallas Athene help the situation?

She tells Telemachus his father is okay and she saves Odysseus from Poseidon and leaves Calypso

What happens with Princess Nausicaa and Odysseus

Pallas Athen told Princess Nausicaa to see Odysseus and she thought he was the man for her so she fed him. She has a feast with king alicinious where he asks Odysseus series of questions and after he wanted him to marry his daughter.

What happens after Euryalus gifts Odysseus a bronze sword with a silver hilt and a sheath of age-darkened ivory

Odysseus told the men that it his him and not a beggar and he told the whole story of his wanderings.

Who is Argus?

Odysseus' dog that does when he notices his owner has come back

What directions does Athene give Odysseus to return to Ithaca?

Visit a swineherd and wait for Telemachus

What directions does Athene give to Telemachus

to take a different route home because they are killers camped and then go to the swineherd

Who is Eumaeus

Odysseus old friend

What are the plans for Telemachus and Odysseus when they enter the household

Telemachus would go to the next day but he couldn't get into any fights. Odysseus comes later to give the weapons to him and the next today they will attack.

What is Odysseus disguised as

A beggar

Why do the suitors hate Telemachus?

He is the rightful heir to the throne

After the suitors leave the household, what would Telemachus do?

Take their weapons

How long did the Trojan War last?

7 years

How long was Odysseus gone?

20 years

What are "spoils"?

stolen things

Who were the lotus eaters?

they ate lotus flowers and lost all of their knowledge about future and past

why does king Aeolus give Odysseus a present?

because of all the things Odysseus went through during the Trojan War

Why did the men have to see king Aeolus twice?

the first time they left, the men opened up the gift the king gave to Odysseus which then when they came back and asked, the king told them the gods hate them.

After the men first met the lotus eaters, then Polyphemus, then king Aeolus, who do they meet next?

there was a king who was a monster but then they met the daughter who was nice

What are some ways Pallas Athene helped in the book?

she spoke to the other gods to help Odysseus, convinced Telemachus to find his father, put spell on Odysseus to make him look like a beggar, and saved Odysseus from the waves

What happened to Odysseus' parents?

His mother died and his father is still alive and was ruling the kingdom while Odysseus was out at war

Who tells Calypso that she must allow Odysseus to go home?

Hermes

What are Calypso's feelings towards Odysseus?

she wants him for a lover

What is the Great Bear?

a constellation

How does Poseidon take vengeance on Odysseus?

he raised a storm and he fell into the sea with his heavy garments but saved himself and came to shore

Who is Ino and how does she help Odysseus?

she is a sea-goddess and she helps him by taking off his heavy garments and swim to shore

How many suitors does Penelope have?

8

How does Odysseus prove that is him when him and the three other men go to his house?

he showed his father the scar and the trees his father gave to him

explain how Athene both encourages and discourages the fight between Laertes and Odysseus

she told Laertes to pray to Zeus to get his power back for battle and then she told Odysseus and Telemachus that they should hold back before more blood is spilled

doe zeus want the fighting to continue? support answer

no. he sends a lightning bold to the ground telling them to stop so odysseus would stop. they were also choosing sides for the gods and goddesses which could cause trouble