Exposition
1-4
1-4
The narrator starts by asking the Muse to help tell the story of what hero?
Odysseus
What does Athena cover Odysseus with to keep the towns people from seeing him?
A cloak
What flower did Odysseus and his men eat?
Lotus flower
What animal tries to attack Odysseus?
Dogs
Who's bow does Penelope bring out to the contest?
Odysseus
How does Odysseus get free from Calypso's island?
Zeus tells Hermes to send the message after Athena got involved
Who does Zeus send to inform Calypso she must let Odysseus go?
Hermes
What was in the bag that Odysseus's men were suspicious of?
Wind
What does Irus do after walking into the palace?
He picks a fight
Who takes the suitors spirits to the underworld?
Hermes
How does Odysseus describe the Cyclops?
"Horrid creature, not like a human being at all."
What does Alcinous fear Odysseus to be?
A god
Who does Odysseus and his men have to ride past, who will lure them to their deaths by singing.
Sirens
when Odysseus asks Zeus for a good sign, what does he send?
a loud thunderclap
What finally makes Penelope believe Odysseus has returned?
He told her how he made their bed
Why has Telemaches come to Pylos?
To find where his father is
Minerva gives Diomedes courage and what other gift?
The ability to see the gods
What ghost does Odysseus try to hug?
Antikelia (mom)
where does Odysseys return to?
home to Ithaka
Why is Penelope angry with Eurycleia?
She woke her from sleep
In book 2, how long has Odysseus been gone?
20 years
Who did Alcinous call to sing while they feast while Odysseus comes home?
Demodocus
The first stop on Odysseys journey home was____ on the coast of Cicones.
Ismaros
who does Athena find?
Telemachus and Pisistratus
Who does Odysseus Kill first out of the suitors?
Antinous