"Odysseus' Return"
"The Suitors"
"The Challenge/Odysseus' Revenge"
"Penelope" and "Penelope's Test"
Characters from Part 2
100

What was the name of Odysseus homeland (in Greece)? 

 Ithaca.

100
Who is the suitor that confronts Odysseus when he first arrives at the palace?
Antinious
100

What was "the challenge" Penelope gave the suitors?

to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow straight through 12 ax handles 

100

Why does Penelope wish to speak to the beggar?

To see if he has ever spoken to or heard about Odysseus.

100

This character was neglected after Odysseus left for the war and held on to life until Odysseus returned

Argus

200

What doubt does Telemachus reveal when his father tells him about the plan to defeat the sutors?

How will they be able to defeat 100 men by themselves?

200

Why does Antinious throw a stool at Odyssesus? 

Antinious throws a stool because Odysseus talked back to him and called him a hypocrite.

200
Who is the first suitor to be killed by Odysseus?
Antinious
200

When did Penelope tell the suitors that she would make her decision to choose on of them? (hint- it lasted three years) 

When she finished weaving a grave blanket (shroud) for Odysseus father. 

200

This character proves to be a loyal servant to Odysseus

Eumaeus

300

Who is going to help Odysseus and Telemachus fight the suitors?

Zeus and Athena

300

Why was Antinous reminded of and warned about by the other suitors (after his rudeness to "the beggar"? 

The gods punish those who do not follow/respect their rules (of hospitality).

300
After Odysseus kills Antinious what does the suitor, Eurymachus, tell Odysseus?
Eurymachus says that Antinious was their leader and they were only following his orders. He asks for forgiveness and says he and the other suitors will pay Odysseus back.
300

How did Penelope trick the suitors?

Every night she undid the work she completed during the day so she woud not have to finish the blanket

300

This character disguises Odysseus as a beggar and helps in the revenge-

Athena 

400
What is Telemachus supposed to remove from the palace?
Telemachus is supposed to remove all weapons and armor from the palace.
400
What is Telemachus doing while his father is being ridiculed by the suitors? Why?
Telemachus is doing nothing but watching because that is what his father told him to do.
400

Who aids Odysseus in killing the rest of the suitors?

Athena, Telemachus, Zeus, Eumaeus, and some other cowherd help Odysseus kill the rest of the suitors.

400
How does Odysseus prove to Penelope that he is her husband?
He describes their bed and says that it never could have been moved because it is far too heavy.
400

This character has taken advantage of hospitality

Antinouos

500

What is Telemachus supposed to tell the suitors if they ask about the weapons he moved?

Telemachus is supposed to say he moved them because they were dirty and he didn't want the suitors to hurt each other with them.

500

What curse did Odysseus ("the beggar") have for Antinous?

that he would die before his wedding day...

500
What image does Odysseus compare the dead suitors to?
Odysseus compares the dead suitors to fish when they are out of water.
500
Why does Penelope know that Odysseus must be telling the truth about the bed?
She knows he is being truthful because no one besides Odysseus and one of Penelope's maids has seen their bed.
500

This character has no sympathy or forgiveness for the suitors

Odysseus

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