Know Your Peeps
The god of archery
Who is Apollo?
The two, in particular, that Odysseus observes are rude and demanding.
Who is Antinous and Eurymachus?
What is humiliation?
embarrassment or shame
How does Odysseus get into Ithaca unnoticed.
Odysseus is disguised as the beggar with Athena's help
Helps by holding his own in battle, and get protection for four before battle in the great hall.
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus's ride from this king got him back to Ithaca
Who is King Alcinous
The type of contest that Penelope presents.
What is an archery contest?
Noisy merrymaking
What is revelry?
What Penelope gets from the wall before she makes a challenge.
What is Odysseus's bow?
The three men who fight with him (Telemachus)
Who are Odysseus, Eumaeus, and Philotius?
One of the lead suitors; hint: he is the first one that Odysseus kills
Who is Altinous?
In addition to stringing the bow, Penelope says they must do this.
What is send an arrow through 12 iron axe-helve sockets?
A sudden feeling of disgust or loathing.
What is revulsion?
Why doesn't Penelope just kick the 108 suitors out of Ithaca?
Due to Greek hospitality and she does not wish to make the gods angry
What he suggests to Odysseus that he go get to help fight the suitors.
What is a shield and spears and outfits for Odysseus, Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus?
Sends a thunderbolt to show his approval
Who is Zeus?
The god that Odysseus calls on to help him prove he is who he says he is.
Who is Apollo?
Hardship; misfortune
What is adversity?
The secret that Odysseus and Penelope share that convinces her he is who is says he is.
He describes how he built their bed out of an olive tree and no one else could move it
Telemachus kills him when he tries to kill his father.
Who is Amphinomus?
The cowherd who helps Odysseus
Who is Philoetius?
The reasons why Odysseus says the suitors must die.
What is they took his house to plunder; twisted maids to serve their needs; tried to marry his wife.
Making good for loss or damage; repayment
Why she says she had to test Odysseus
What is he could have been a god pulling a trick on her like Zeus
She blesses their fight, but makes them fight awhile before she intervenes.
Who is Athena?
The swineherd who helps Odysseus
Who is Eumaeus?
What the suitors tried to offer Odysseus?
What is restitution of wine/meat, 20 oxen, and gifts of bronze and gold?
Deserving of scorn
What is contemptible?
The ways Penelope shows she is a strong woman.
What is she is clever in her delays (weaving the shroud) and in designing the challenge to the suitors?
Why Telemachus wants Penelope to leave before the beggar tries to string the bow.
Because the battle was about to begin and all women were to be locked away for their own protection.