Summary
What does Athena tell Telemachus to do immediately?
Return home to Ithaca
Athena
How do the suitors betray Telemachus?
They plot to kill Telemachus and take over his household and violate the laws of Xenia.
Who said this?
“Telemachus, it is time you were home again.
Your goods are being devoured, and men are courting
your mother, giving gifts, and making feast.”
Athena
What is the Greek word for guest friendship and hospitality?
Xenia
What is the name of the king Telemachus stayed with before returning home?
Menelaus
Who does Telemachus grant protection to?
Theoclymenus
What character trait is Athena encouraging Telemachus to develop when she pushes him to act decisively?
Leadership and Maturity
Who said this?
"Mother will never see you; she almost never shows herself at home to the suitors there..."
Telemachus
Who is the loyal servant that Telemachus goes to when reaching Ithaca?
Eumaeus
What time of day does Telemachus leave Sparta and sail at?
Night
What does Athena push Telemachus to act with?
Either answer works: Confidence and Maturity
How does Athena’s warning about the suitors help ensure Odysseus’s future success?
It ensures Telemachus survives so he can reunite with Odysseus and help defeat the suitors.
Who said this?
“I swear no man alive could move me now/ to be untrue to my dear lord Odysseus”
Eumaeus
What literary device is shown when the audience knows that Odysseus is nearby while Telemachus does not?
Dramatic Irony
Why doesn't Telemachus sail straight to the harbor upon reaching Ithaca?
He wants to try and avoid the danger (suitors)
How does Eumaeus differ from the suitors?
What does the hawk carrying a dove represent?
That Odysseus is near, and will take revenge on the suitors
Who said this?
"Listen, I can tell you what the omen means as light is given to me.."
Helen
The dove represents...
Who gives Telemachus gifts when leaving Sparta?
Menelaus and Helen
Why does Odysseus not reveal his identity when first arriving at Ithaca?
For safety and strategical advantage over the suitors
What does Athena’s active monitoring of events reveal about divine involvement in human affairs?
It shows that Athena actively intervenes in mortal lives and that the gods influence human fate.
Who said this?
"O brave Telemachus... here are your gifts- perfect and precious things I wish to make your own, out of my treasure"
Menalaus
"I swear no man alive could move me now/to be untrue to my dear lord[...]"
Odysseus