Plot
Which event occured first?
A. Telemachus returns to see his mother.
B. The Swineheard leaves.
C. The beggar gets insulted.
The name of Odysseus’s son
Who is Telemachus?
The reunion between Odysseus and Telemachus in Book 17 illustrates this theme, emphasizing the relationship between father and son.
What is family?
The literary device “A beggar’s business is to beg for a bite,“ from The Odyssey Book 17
What is an example of alliteration?
A clump of poplars grew all round their beloved water, and the cool water fell from high up the rock in a *cascade.*
What is a small waterfall?
Which event happened last?
A. Athena told Odysseus to beg the men for food to see who was noble.
B. Antinoös threw a chair at Odysseus.
C. Odysseus and the Swineheard entered the house.
B. Antinoös threw a chair at Odysseus.
Odysseus was disguised as this when he entered his house
What is a beggar?
Penelope’s family housing anyone who needs at her house and treating them like royalty and not guests represents this theme in book 17 and Ancient Greece.
What is hospitality?
An example of an allusion would be the book’s reference to the Greek goddess Pallas ________ when she tells Odysseus to talk to the suitors.
Who is Athena?
On they marched down the rocky path, until not far from the city they reached a spring of clear water, which fell into a basin of *wrought*
What is something that is molded, shaped, or manufactured.
Which series of events is in the correct order?
A. Telemachus returns/Suitors disrespect the beggar/Odysseus arrives
B. Odysseus arrives/Suitors disrespect the beggar/Telemachus returns
C. Telemachus returns/Odysseus arrives/Suitors disrespect the beggar
C. Telemachus returns/Odysseus arrives/Suitors disrespect the beggar
He traveled to Pylos and Lacedaimon to search for his father
Who is Telemachus?
This theme is identified when Odysseus’s dog, Argos, dies upon recognizing his master, showing the strong relationship between the two.
What is loyalty?
“My son, I think I will go up to my room and lie down on my bed of sorrow, which has always been drowned in my tears since Odysseus left us for Ilion with the royal princess“ is an example of an ________
What is an Epic Simile?
As soon as he saw the two men, he broke into taunts and foul language, which made Odysseus *indignant.*
What is feeling or showing anger or annoyance?