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study guide:odyssey

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Who are the Muses? A daughter of Zeus, credited with divine inspiration.
Who is the "man skilled in all ways of contending"- the subject of the story the narrator would like to hear? Odysseus
What happened to Odysseus's men on the way home? They died
For how long has Odysseus been away from home? Where had he been? Fighting in the Trojan War for 10 years.
Who kept Odysseus prisoner? Calypso
Who is Odysseus's patron goddess? Athena
What does Athena beg her father? Who is her father? To help Odysseus return home safely & Zeus.
Who is Odysseus's enemy, and why is he mad at him? Posiedon because he blinded his son (Cyclops).
Who is sent to deliver the message from Zeus to free Odysseus? Athena
What is Odysseus's son's name, and where does he live? Telemachus lives in Ithaca.
What is going on in his home? The suitors are having a feast.
What is the name of the messenger god? Hermes
Where does Calypso live? On her island
What does Calypso promise Odysseus? She promise the gift of immortality if he would give up his wife and stay with her.
What is Calypso doing? Feast for her friends
What objects of nature surround her? Describe the setting. A deep wooden grew outside, endless land, waves crests, wings, violet ocean and more.
What does Hermes tell Calypso? No detain Odysseus any longer but send him on his way home.
How did Odysseus begin to feel about living with Calypso? Trapped and wanted to go home
What did Odysseus do at night? Why? He lay with her for she compelled him.
How did Odysseus behave during the day? I long for home, long for the sight of home.
Why does Calypso tell Odysseus he would likely want to stay on the island with her? If he leaves he will suffer on his journey home.
What questions does Calypso ask Odysseus? She asked him to stay forever.
According to Odysseus, how does Calypso compare to his wife? Calypso is immortal.
Where does Odysseus want to sail? To Scheria
Who makes sailing difficult for him? Posiedon god of sea
What happens to Odysseus's raft? It gets torn
To whom does Odysseus reveal his name? Cyclops
What is Odysseus's father's name? Leartes
Where is Odysseus's home? Ithaca
After Odysseus and his men drifted aimlessly for 9 days, where did they land? coastline of Lotus Eaters
What feeling do the Lotus plants produce in those who ingest them? They forget of their homeland.
How many men did Odysseus send to check out the Lotus Eaters? 2
What happened to those men?
What does Odysseus do to the men to prevent them from eating the Lotus? He tied them down.
What is the Cyclops's name with whom Odysseus has a conflict? Polyphemos
Who is the father of this Cyclops? Posiedon
Where did the men wait for the Cyclops to return? At the beach
What did the Cyclops put at the entrance to the cave? A large rock
What does the Cyclops ask the men? Who are you? What brings you here?
What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops? Nobdy
What does Circe persuade Odysseus to do? Go to the Land of the Dead
For how long does Odysseus stay with Circe? 1 year
Where does Odysseus go next? Land of the Dead
Who is the blind prophet? Teiresias
What does Odysseus sacrifice to the dead? heifer
What does Odysseus sacrifice to Teiresias? black lamb
Who were some of the dead? Elpenor, his mother,others that are being punished
According to Teiresias, who will cause Odysseus trouble? why? Circe & Charybdis
What will Odysseus find on Thrinakia? grazing herds of Helios
If Odysseus's crew eats the cows, what will happen to them and their ship? They are destroyed because they disobeied
How many survivors will remain? Odysseus
What does Teiresias say Odysseus will find when he returns home?
After Odysseus returns home and kills the suitors, to whom should he make sacrifice?
Whose ghost does Odysseus see?
What is Odysseus's mother's name? Anticleia
How did she die? From a broken heart
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