Invocation to the Muse
What is Zeus the king of??
King of the Gods
Odysseus' self characterization
Odysseus characterizes himself as popular and cunning.
"Zeus the Lord of cloud"
Zeus is of the Highest power and he is above all else
Cyclops' law and society point of view
The Cyclops had a negative outlook on law and society showing that they don't have a structured law system.
Travel into "The Land of the Dead"
So that he can hear a prophecy from the ghost of Tiresias
Main Objective of Odysseus
To get Home
What is a main Greek value
In Greek culture home is a main value
Leadership at the coastline of the Lotus Eaters
Odysseus regained control of his men and sent out scouts
The Cave
Odysseus and had his men had no reason to go into the cave, they just wanted to challenge the Cyclops.
Greeks believe in life after death?
The Cattle
Reason for Odysseus' attack on the Cicones
To have all the women and food
Consequences of eating a Lotus Plant
The people that eat a Lotus Plant never want to leave or go home.
Cave characteristics
Odysseus portrayed ignorance, stubbornness, and negative leadership
Odysseus' feud with Posider
He is angry because he is blaming him for blinding his son.
Invocation V.S. Muse
Invocation to a Muse
A invocation is to pray and a muse is each of the nine Greek gods. An invocation to a muse is a prayer to one of the Greek gods.
Reason for Odyssesus' men to not follow orders to go back to the ship
Bad leadership skills on Odysseus' part and all the men were drunk and Odyssues' didn't know how to control his men
The importance in sending out the scouts
So that the men's live aren't more at risk
The True Answer
Based on the way that Odysseus acted the true answer is both him and his men are braking and entering.
Tiresias' advice
"Sail shall you came home to find your own house filled with trouble."
The main Objective of Odysseus after the war
To get home
Leadership
Odysseus' didn't have good leadership skills. He could barely control himself, let alone his men.
What does the Lotus Plant do
It makes anyone who eats it become unoriginated
Odysseus' Lie
Odysseus lies to save his men's lives and their ship
Beeves
Beeves means beef and beef is cow, so beeves is referring to cows