Odyssey
Calypso
Odysseus is on her island (beginning)
Scylla
sea monster that eats od's men
Penelope
Od's wife
Anticlea
Od sees her in Land of the Dead and cries
Circe
turns Od's men into swine
Tiresias
blind prophet, lives in Land of Dead
Argus
Od's dog
Eumaeus
old swineherd and friend of Odysseus
Charybdis
whirpool in ocean
Odysseus
king of Ithaca
Antinous
leader among suitors
Laertes
Odysseus' father
Polyphemus
son of Poseidon
Telemachus
Od's son
10 yrs
How long was the Trojan War
in the middle of the things
Medias Res meaning (english)
it starts in the middle of things
How does the Odyssey relate to medias res
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite fight, Aphrodite won and sent Helen to love Paris
Why Trojan War begin?
Cicones
Where does Odysseus and men land after Troy?
Ithaca
Where is Odysseus from?
those men had died
Why were 6 benches empty on the way home from Cicones?
wine and 12 fighters
What does Odysseus bring to Cyclops Island?
He saw many rams/goats
Why does Od go on the Cyclops island?
they were trapped
Why didn't they kill Cyclops while he was asleep? they were trapped
Nohbody
name given to Cyclops from Od
he will eventually get home
How does Odysseus' bad decisions NOT impact rest of journey?
Aeolius
Who was the bag of winds from
West
Which wind wasn't in the bag?
Aeolia
Where does the bag of winds send them
Laestrygonians
cannibals who destroy all ships except Odysseus'
Aeaea
Where does Circe live
cattle of sun god
What does Tiresias say to avoid
beeswax in ears
How do they avoid the Sirens?
a ghost
a shade
Eurylochus
crew member
struck the ship with lightning
How does Zeus punish Odysseus' men for eating cows?
20 yrs
How long was Odysseus away from home in the beginning of the Odyssey?
young Phaeacian
Who brings news about Ithaca?
to see who was loyal
Why didn't they reveal Odysseus is home?
he's rude and throws poop
How does Antinous react to first seeing Od?
no
Does Penelope think Antinous is best suitor?
She says she'll remarry when she finishes weaving Laertes' burial shroud, but unweaves it at night
How does Pen avoid marriage?
'it makes him sad" (he doesn't want her to know he's Od)
Why won't beggar tell Pen who he is?
shoot an arrow through 12 axe heads
What's Penelope's challenge for the suitors?
Antinous because he's rude and the leader of the suitors
Who does Od kill 1st?
let them live and they'll give him wine, meat, 20 oxen, bronze, and gold
What deal do suitors try to make?
Telemachus, Athena, Eumaeus, Zeus
Who helps Od get revenge? (gods, goddesses, ppl)
no desire to return home
effect of Lotus flower
Od ties the men to the boat
how do they escape the Lotus-Eaters
storm (accidental)
how do they get to the Land of the Lotus-Eaters?