Book 13
What people group brings Odysseus safe to Ithaca
Who is the first person Odysseus goes to in Book 14?
Eumaeus
Who decides to reveal Odysseus's identity to Telemachus?
Athena
This character physically sets up the contest with the Great Bow
Telemachos
What item does Penelope use to test Odysseus's identity
their bed
What happens to the Phaeacian ships as they sail home from Ithaca
Ship is turned to stone
What food does Eumaeus serve Odysseus
pork
Why does Telemachus not recognize Odysseus as his father immediately after Odysseus's disguise is revealed?
He was a baby when his father left
The first man Odysseus kills after the contest
Antinous
Who does Odysseus visit after leaving the palace
His father (Laertes)
What does Athena disguise herself as when she meets Odysseus in Ithaca
a shepherd
Where is the first place Telemachus goes when he returns to Ithaca?
Eumaeus's hut
Who is sent to tell Penelope of Telemachus's return ?
Eumaeus
This is the only person other than Odysseus who gets close to stringing the bow
Telemachos
How Odysseus proves his identity to his father
His scar and the mention of the trees in the orchard.
What does Athena do to Odysseus before sending him off towards home?
Disguises him/gives him instructions on where he should go
Name one of the two places Telemachus traveled to to find his father.
Pylos or Sparta
Name Odysseus's dog
Argos
The man who pleads with Odysseus not to kill the rest of the suitors
Eurymachos
What was Odysseus's father's hat made of
goat skin
Name the land where the Phaeacians dwell (not Phaeacia)
Scheria
Why doesn't Eumaeus believe Odysseus when he says that Odysseus will return home soon?
Because many people have come proclaiming to have news of Odysseus, but they have all been lying
Why does Penelope take special interest in Odysseus even though he is disguised as a beggar?
She longs for news of Odysseus
Name one of the two men who Odysseus spares from death during the battle in the hall
Medon the herald or Phemius the minstrel
Name Antinous's father
Eupeithes