All about Odysseus
What did Odysseus appear as when he arrived in his homeland?
A beggar
The “crimson runnels” and “mortal red” are comparisons to:
Blood
Athena is the goddess of:
Wisdom and war
Penelope does what to delay the suitors for three years.
Weaves and unweaves a loom.
The beggar, Odysseus, fulfills a task that only the real King Odysseus could. What is it?
Stringing a bow
(b) Like pipes his nostrils jetted crimson runnels, is what literary element
Simile
The god/goddess who gives Odysseus the power to appear either as a beggar or a glorious man is:
Athena
What member of the household recognizes Odysseus in the disguise of a beggar?
Argos, the dog
Odysseus and his son Telemachus defeat all of the suitors with the help of:
Eumaeus
(c) a river of mortal red, is what literary element
metaphor
Which is an important theme in The Odyssey, Part II?
A. Good triumphs over evil.
B. Separation weakens relationships.
C. The quest for power never ends.
Who is with Odysseus when he reveals his identity to his son.
When they are alone.
(d) suitors jostled in uproar down the hall, everyone on his feet. Wildly they turned and scanned the walls in the long room for arms; but not a shield, not a good ashen was there for a man to take and throw. What type of conflict is this?
External conflict