First Passage
Who helps to disguise Odysseus after his return home?
Athena
Who is Argus?
Odysseus' old dog
Who does Penelope sit down to talk with?
Odysseus, still disguised as a beggar.
How many suitors are alive by the end of the revenge passage?
How does Athena make Odysseus look after his bath?
More beautiful than ever! Tall, massive, curly hair
What is Telemachus supposed to do with Odysseus' weapons in the hall?
Hide all the weapons, reserve a few for himself and Odysseus
What is the current state of Argus when he sees his master again?
Argus has been badly treated. He is lying in manure and covered in flies.
How has Penelope been feeling during the years-long absence of Odysseus?
She felt her own looks start to change from long-lasting grief.
Who is the first suitor to die? How does he die?
Antinous, shot through the throat by Odysseus' arrow
What is Penelope's INITIAL reaction to facing Odysseus' new form?
She is stone-cold and doesn't believe yet that this is her husband.
How does Telemachus feel at first about Odysseus' plan to kill the suitors?
He feels that it is impossible due to the number of suitors.
What is the name of the suitor who throws a stool at beggar Odysseus?
Antinous
How does Penelope buy time for herself so she would not have to pick a suitor to marry yet?
Weaving a shroud and undoing the threads every night to prolong the finish date.
What does Odysseus reveal to the suitors while he is enacting his revenge?
his identity
What does Penelope request from Eurycleia (as a test!) that finally angers Odysseus?
Retrieve their marital bed, which she lies about and says it has been moved elsewhere.
What does Telemachus mistake Odysseus as when he reveals himself to his son?
a god
Why does one suitor warn Antinous about recklessly treating this old beggar?
The beggar could possibly be a god in disguise.
What is the challenge that Penelope poses on the suitors to determine who to marry? Who succeeds?
The suitors must be able to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axehandle sockets. Odysseus succeeds.
Recall Eurymachus' desperate plea to Odysseus after Antinous dies. What does Eurymachus say to him?
Antinous had always only wanted power, and the rest of the suitors should be spared.
How does Penelope finally realize this "stranger" is her husband?
He details secrets about his bed that no one knows except for him and Penelope.
Odysseus and Telemachus must stake out the men and women in the palace hall before enacting their plan. For what purpose?
To see who has been "corrupted", and who stayed loyal enough to be good assets for the team.
What speech does Odysseus give to the suitors after he gets hit by a stool?
The suitors' time has come and they will die for their sins.
What sign does Zeus give to foreshadow the suitors' fate?
One loud crack of thunder
Who kills Amphinomus (another suitor)? How?
Telemachus, throwing a spear
What exactly is this "secret sign" about the bed that only the couple can really know?
Odysseus' own handiwork in creating the bed and room around a living olive tree, making the bed immovable.