Odysseus
Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the story?
Calypso's island
Who is guiding Telemachus overall on his journey?
Athena
Who is the god who is mad at Odysseus and punishes the Phaeacians?
Poseidon
Name two reasons why the suitors are characterized as bad people
They try to marry a woman who does not want to marry them
They steal all of Odysseus' resources like food and land
They have send his father off from the kingdom to be a poor gardener
What is the contest that Penelope holds to find herself a "new husband"
Each man has to string Odysseus bow and shoot it through twelve axe heads
What is Odysseus' father's name?
Laertes
Name the main gift that Helen gives to Telemachus as he leaves to return to Ithaca
The robe
Which god is Polyphemus' father?
Poseidon
Who do the suitors encounter in the Underworld and what do they say?
They see Ajax and Agamemnon, who both praise Odysseus for his great victories and outstanding character
Who is Theoclymenus?
A fugitive who asks to join Telemachus on his journey home
Name at least two spirits that Odysseus meets in the Underworld
Elpenor
His mother
Achilles
How do the suitors react to Telemachus' search for his father?
They plan to kill him
Who is the first god or goddess to speak in the whole epic?
Athena - she pleads with Zeus to help Odysseus
Name the two "head suitors"
Antinous and Eurymachus
Nestor
He knocks him (Irus) out with one blow to jaw
How does Telemachus react when he realizes who the beggar actually is?
He doesn't believe Odysseus at first and doubts the truth
Who brings Zeus' message to Calypso?
Hermes
What is the name of the suitor that Odysseus (in disguise) warns about how the real king would return and he should run to save himself?
Amphinomus
What is the name of Odysseus old maid who recognizes that scar on his ankle?
Describe how both Odysseus and his crew avoid the sirens
The men plug their ears with beeswax and tie Odysseus to the mast of the ship so he does not dive into the water
When Telemachus travels to Menelaus' kingdom, who recognizes him first?
Helen
In Book 15, Athena gives specific instructions for Telemachus before he can reveal his father's identity, where does she tell him to go (near his house)
Eumeaus' hut
Who's family tries to rally against Odysseus (also the family of the first suitor Odysseus kills)
Antinous
Where is Teiresies, seer of the Underworld, from originally?
Thebes