After leaving the the Land of the Dead, where do Odysseus and his men go?
What is Aiaia
100
I ignored Odysseus during his trip to the Land of the Dead
Who is Aias (Ajax)
100
A fear of strangers
What is Xenophobia
100
Then a seaborne death soft as this hand of mist will come upon you when you are wearied out with rich old age, your country folk in blessed peace around you. And all this shall be just as I foretell.
Who is Teiresias to Odysseus
100
I speak in rhyme
Who is Hermes
200
Where does Kirke tell Odysseus and his men that they must go before returning to Ithaka?
What is The Land of the Dead/Underworld
200
Odysseus compares Nausikaa to this goddess of the hunt
Who is Artemis
200
For example, "A man surfcasting on a point of rock for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and the bait far out, will hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling through the air: so these [men] were borne aloft in spasms toward the cliff"
What is an Epic/Homeric Simile
200
Mistress: please: are you divine or mortal? If one of those who dwell in the wide heaven, you are most near to Artemis, I should say--great Zeus' daughter-- in your grace and presence. If you are one of the earth's inhabitants, how blest your father, and your gentle mother, blest all your kin
Who is Odysseus to Nausikaa
200
She of the white arms
Who is Nausikaa
300
After blinding Polyphemos, how does Odysseus escape from his cave?
What is under sheep bellies
300
I drunkenly fell off a roof and was left unburied and am a classic example of the foolishness of my captains crew.
Who is Elpenor
300
Greek phrase meaning "glory, fame, that which is heard"
What is Kleos
300
If you could see it all, before you go-- all the adversity you face at seas-- you would stay here, and guard this house, and be immortal--though you wanted her forever, that bride for whom you pine each day. Can I be less desirable than she is?
Who is Calypso to Odysseus
300
I am Arete's and Alkinoos' blind bard who tells stories of the Trojan War and divine love affairs.
Who is Demodokos
400
Of the 10 years that it takes Odysseus to get back to Ithaka, how long does he spend with Kalypso and how long does he spend with Kirke?
What is Kalypso (7) Kirke (1)
400
It's a good thing I was hesitant about going into Kirke's palace-- otherwise we would have all been swine!
Who is Eurylokhos
400
What is the name/phrase attributed to Books 9-12 that describe Odysseus' journey after Troy and before Calypso?
What is a The Great Wanderings
400
Oh you vile gods, in jealousy supernal! You hate it when we choose to lie with men-- immortal flesh by some dear mortal side.
Who is Calypso to Hermes.
400
Canniest of Men
Who is Odysseus
500
What kind of Xenia do the Phaeacians show Odysseus? (two specific things they do)
What is pentathlon and performing arts
500
The Six-Headed monster who killed 6 men on Odysseus' last boat
Who is Skylla
500
Greek word for a journey to the underworld
What is Nekuia
500
Are you flesh and blood, ____?____, to endure more than a man can? Do you never tire? God, look at you, iron is what you're made of. Here we all are, half dead with weariness, falling asleep over the oars.