Characters
Patronymics and Epithets
Storyline
Descriptions
Misc.
100
Name three characters that rise from the dead when Odysseus summons them?
What is Agamemnon, Tiresias, Anticleia, Tryo, Antiope, Epicaste, Achilles, Patroclus, etc.
100
What is a patronymic that is constantly repeated through this chapter?
What is "Royal son of Laertes, Odysseus..."
100
What was the name of the first island that the prophet told Odysseus he would land on?
What is Thrinacia Island?
100
What was the blood described like?
What is "dark, clouding."
100
In the chapter, Leda, the mother of Castor and Pollux/ Polydecues is mentioned. What are these two brothers known as?
What is the Gemini?
200
Anticelia, Odysseus' mother appears in this story. Who was she wed to?
What is Laertes
200
Give one epithet given to Zeus in this chapter.
What is "Zeus almighty"
200
Name one god or goddess who is mentioned in this chapter.
What is Artemis, Poseidon, Zeus, etc.
200
What are the shafts/ arrows of Artemis described as?
What is painless?
200
Name an epic simile.
What is "flown like a dream, sifting like a shadow, dissolving like a dream."
300
Where did the Odyssey tell us Tiresias, the prophet, was from?
What is Thebes
300
What is one epithet Persephone was given?
What is "august Persephone."
300
Name the three animals Odysseus has to sacrifice to Poseidon at the end of his journey?
What is a ram, a bull, and a rampaging wild boar. Oddly specific.
300
What were each of the spirits described as?
What is "glowing"
300
Who was immortal among Castor and Pollux?
What is Pollux
400
Name three men Odysseus has fought with in the Trojan War, and that have also met face to face with Odysseus.
What is Ajax, Agamemnon, Achilles, Patroclus.
400
Give the patronymic given to Achilles.
What is "son of Peleus"
400
In between Odysseus telling his story, we get a reminder of where Odysseus is telling his story. In whose country is Odysseus currently in?
What is Phaeacians
400
What rank is Agamemnon described to have had in the Trojan War?
What is a field marshal?
400
Give me one of the other dead spirits that Odysseus saw, besides the women and the ones he was familiar with? Give a brief history of what they did, who they were, etc.
What is Minos, Orion, Tityus, Tantalus, Sisyphus, Heracles?
500
Give the name of the king, who killed his father, married his mother, and stabbed out his own eyes in the end. Bonus points to the person who gives the complex and who created the idea of the _______ complex.
What is Oedipus, Oedipal Complex, Sigmund Freud.
500
Give the name of the specific giant brother of Otus, and the epithet of his.
What is Ephiatles, far-famed
500
Who was the ghost that first appeared? How did he die? Why do you think this is significant, or not?
What is Elpenor, fell of a ladder, whatever answer.
500
What trait seems to appear when the descriptions of Odysseus are said by the spirits?
What is cunning, shrewd. e.g: "mastermind of war/ master of exploits, old campaigner."
500
Give summaries of Agamemnon's and Achilles' stories. What do you think are the morals of either story, are there any common themes, yes or no? Bonus question: What is kleos?
What is Agamemnon comes home from war, gets killed by wife and Aegisthus, son kills them both. Achilles, war hero, could have lived a peaceful life. Never trust a woman is what Agamemnon says, but we are open to discussions. Glory is not always important. Kleos is glory, a theme found in Greek epics a lot.
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