Telemachus
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Swineherd
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Athena finds Telemachus with who on the porch of Menelaus?
She found him there with Nestor's gallant son (11.4)
100
What epithet is given to Telemachus that is similar to an epithet used with Odysseus?
"tactful Telemachus" (15.171)
100
Who wrote book 15?
Homer...
100
Who forged the mixing bowl that Menelaus gave to Telemachus?
Hephaestus (15.128)
100
Where did Eumaeus grow up?
Syrie (15.453)
200
Telemachus received what gift from Helen?
"she laid the robe in his arms" (15.145)
200
What letter do the father and son share in their names?
S
200
Who is the suitor that has the best chance of marrying Penelope?
Eurymachus (15.581)
200
Who shoots the nurse on the ship?
"Artemis showering arrows came and shot the woman" (15. 534)
200
What was Eumaeus's father's name?
Ctesius (15.464)
300
Menelaus gave Telemachus what as a parting gift?
"I'll give you this mixing-bowl, forged to perfection" (15.126)
300
What does Telemachus do on his ship that reminds us of Odysseus?
Telemachus "shouted out commands to all his ship mates" (15.241)
300
Who snatched the Phoenician woman from the fields?
Taphian pirates (15.579-80)
300
What does Athena tell Telemachus he's doing wrong?
She tells him that "it's wrong to rove so far, so long from home" (15. 11-12)
300
Why does he stay in Ithaca?
His nurse has been killed and this is where Laertes brought him with his wealth (15.540)
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Why doesn't Telemachus want to return to Nestor's palace with Pisistratus before he sets sail?
Telemachus says "I fear [Nestor] will hold me" with "his hospitality" (15. 225)
400
Where do both Telemachus and Odysseus go to directly after they've returned to Ithaca?
The local swineherd's farm
400
What new type of description is given to Dawn in this book?
Dawn "took her golden throne" (15.556)
400
How does Theoclymenus interpret the omen sent by Apollo involving a hawk and a dove?
He says that "No line more kingly than yours in all of Ithaca- yours will reign forever" (15.597-98)
400
What was the Phoenician woman's relationship with Eumaeus?
She was his nurse (15.504)
500
What does Telemachus say he'll do to Helen if Odysseus is in Ithica when he gets home and how does it relate to something Odysseus said in a previous book?
He tells Helen he will "pray to her like a deathless god" (15. 204). In an earlier book Odysseus says the same thing to Naussicaa
500
What is one idea that Telemachus and Odysseus both have about helping the poor upon their returns?
They plan on decking out the poor in cloaks and shirts for their hard work (15.378)
500
Did you find the relationship between Odysseus and his loyal swineherd as creepy as we did? cite textual evidence
we just wanted to see what you'd say
500
How does Athena contradict herself on advice given to Telemachus?
She tells him that it was wrong to leave Ithaca for so long even though she initially advised him to take the quest.
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How does Odysseus try to make Eumaeus feel better after his heart breaking story?
He tells him that "good fortune" comes "hand in hand with the bad" (15.546)
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