Book 1-9 Questions
Who is Telemachus mom?
Penelope
What are Sirens?
They are creatures that cry beauty to bewitch men coasting by.
Harried
feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one
What details reveal Penelope's conflict?
The conflict is that the suitors have commandeered the house, and they cant justify why they are there.
Does Odysseus kill his wife?
No, he killed over a hundred suitors to reunite with his wife.
Who is Laertes son?
Odysseus
Who turned the men into pigs?
Circe
Foreboding
a feeling that something bad will happen.
Who trained the dog, Argos?
Odysseus
Does Penelope recognize Odysseus?
No, she doesn't think its really him.
What does Odysseus want for him and his ship mates?
To go home
Who gives Odysseus a magical plant called moly to protect him from Circe’s power?
Hermes
Travail
painful or laborious effort.
In what way might Argos symbolize Ithaca since Odysseus has been gone?
Ithaca has been abounded and destroyed.
Where does Odysseus live?
Ithaca
What happens if you eat a Lotus?
if you eat one you lose all hope of going home.
What is the theme for book 10?
there are three major themes; hospitality, loyalty, and vengeance
Assuage
calm or pacify
Why is Odysseus disguised as a beggar?
So he can enlist the aid of two of his trusted servants, Eumaeus, the swineherd, and Philoetius, the cowherd.
Whos was Penelope's slave?
Actoris.
What's a flaw about Odysseus?
He doesn't like to keep his mouth shout; he has to know everything about everything
What is two parting gifts that Aeolus gave Odysseus?
a fair west wind that will blow the fleet of ships toward Ithaca, and a great bag holding all the unfavorable, stormy winds.
Abominably
in a hateful way; horribly
Who urges the suitors to let Odysseus try the bow?
Penelope
Who does Odysseus kill first?
Antinous