Odysseus' Oddities
Why does Odysseus not recognize Ithaca when he first arrives?
Athena put a mist over his eyes
What were Odysseus and Irus fighting over?
a seat at the table with the suitors
Eumaeus
This suitor throws a stool at Odysseus
Antinous
What does Odysseus try to hide from Eurycleia so she won't recognize him? How did he get this?
A scar from boar hunting
Why doesn't Telemachus believe Odysseus when he says he is his father
Why are the suitors angry to see Telemachus back in Ithaca
they were planning to ambush him
Who is the mean goatherd?
Melanthius
This suitor is nice to Odysseus
Who does Athena send Odysseus to when he lands in Odysseus and why?
Eumaeus the swineherd because he was the most loyal
a god
Who recognizes Odysseus when he was in disguise without any help
Who is the beggar that fights Odysseus
Irus
This character has an affair with one of the suitors
Melantho
Why does Odysseus want to help Amphinomous? Why does it not matter?
he was the only nice suitor--he is destined to be killed by Telemachus
How does Odysseus (in disguise) prove to Penelope that he knows Odysseus?
He describes his physical features in a perfect way
What happens to Odysseus' dog when he sees his master?
he dies
Theoclymenus
Why do the suitors have Odysseus and Irus fight?
for entertainment
What is Odysseus and Telemachus' plan to defeat the suitors?
List two ways Odysseus tests Eumaeus
Eumaeus gives him the best meat, compliments Odysseus' reign, and gives him his cloak
Why does Athena tell Odysseus to go beg at the castle
to see who of the suitors is wicked
What does Irus notice about Odysseus that fills him with fear?
his muscular body
What is the advice that Odysseus gives to Amphinomous?
Get out before Odysseus comes home
What do the two signs mean?
Eagle and goose--Odysseus will get revenge on suitors
Hawk and dove--Odysseus and his house will be restored