Book I
Who is Athena disguised as when she visits with Telemachus?
A stranger, named Mentes.
What or who does Telemachus look like as he goes to the assembly?
A god
Where does Telemachus travel to in Book III?
Pylos
Where does Telemachus travel to in Book IV?
Sparta
What does Menelaus say about his wealth?
That he would trade it to get all the men they lost in Troy back.
What do the gods reminisce about at the beginning of Book I?
The Trojan War
What are Telemachus' two problems?
His father is lost and the suitors.
What does Athena tell Telemachus before he meets with King Nestor?
To have courage and be direct.
What is Menelaus' long story about?
The old man at sea.
Who mocks Telemachus?
The suitors.
Where did Poseidon go? Why was he there?
He went to visit Ethiopians, and was there to receive an offering.
Who was the first to speak in the assembly?
Who is going to help Telemachus get to Sparta?
King Nestor
Who is plotting to kill Telemachus?
The suitors.
Who is Athena concerned about it?
Odysseus.
Why is Poseidon angry at Odysseus?
Odysseus blinded the cyclops, Polyphemus.
Who sees the bird sign that tells that Odysseus is close to home?
Halitherses
Who's death did they talk about in Book III?
Agamemnon
What did the old man in the sea tell Menelaus?
The Odysseus was alive.
Who is Telemachus' father?
Odysseus.
Give three of the things Athena tells Telemachus to do.
-Call a meeting, determine your mother's wishes, get a ship and 20 men, sail to Pylos & Sparta, if Odysseus is alive wait and if he is dead have his funeral, it is time to be a man now.
Who is the only one Telemachus trusts with his plans?
Eurycleai the housemaid
What does Nestor tell Telemachus?
Half the men left with Menelaus, and the last time he saw Odysseus they went different directions.
Who is getting married in Book IV?
The Princess of Sparta is marrying Achilles' son, and the Prince of Sparta is marrying Alector's daughter.
Where is Telemachus' homeland?
Ithaca.