WebQuest Info
Who wrote The Odyssey? What year?
Homer; 700 BC
What is Athens disguised as and what does she advise Telemachus to do?
a man; and to go out and learn what happened to his father; come back and fight!
Who is the God of Wind? What favor does he do for Odysseus and his men?
Aeolus; gives them a bag of all the winds
When Telechamus and Odysseus are reunited how is O dressed and what does T think he is?
a beggar; a god
(exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
the end of the rising action
In The Odyssey, this character is the daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom and battle. She assists Odysseus and Telemachus with divine powers and appears in disguise.
Athena
Why does Penelope have suitors? How does she trick them?
Odysseus has been gone for 20+ years; feared dead; she knits and unknits a shawl for 4+ years.
What does Circe do to some of Odysseus' men and how does he get her to release them?
turns them into pigs; stays with her as her lover for 1+ year
What do Odysseus and Telemachus plan to do (to the suitors arms)?
lock up all their weapons and fight/kill them
Why don't the men want Odysseus to try to string the bow?
they are unsure about him and think he might just succeed
The stories of the Olympians survived because they had the largest number of followers and, most importantly, The Olympians did not forbid or punish the pursuit of _______________________.
knowledge
What does the Cyclops do to Odysseus' men and what does Odysseus give him as a gift?
eats two of them; wine that was used on the battlefield for injured men
Who is Teiresias and where does Odysseus encounter him?
blind prophet that advises Odysseus; in Hades or the Land of the Dead
Who/what recognizes Odysseus right away?
Argos (the dog)
How does Odysseus prove his identity to the suitors during the bow challenge?
succeeds! strings the bow easily
The oldest myths can be traced to three main sources: ______________, __________________, and ____________________________________, circa 800 b.c.e.
Homer; Hesoid; Homeric Hymns
What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name is and what foolish thing does he do as he's leaving?
Nobody; and tell him his real name
Who is Odysseus' mom and what happened to her?
Anticlea; she committed suicide over grief of his absence
How does the servant recognize Odysseus?
the scar on his leg
Whom does Odysseus kill first and why?
Who fought in the Trojan War?
the Greeks and Troy
Who is Cyclops' father and what does Cyclops ask his father to do?
Poseidon (God of Seas); keep Odysseus and his men from returning home
Who are the Sirens and how do Odysseus and his men stay safe from them?
seductive singers; beeswax in their ears or being tied down to the mast of the boat
Describe Penelope's challenge for the suitors
string Odysseus' bow and shoot one arrow through the 12 axe rings
describes how their bed was made from a tree trunk/root