Odysseus
Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the story?
Calypso's island
Name the two lead suitors
Which god is an Odysseus hater?
Poseidon
Who was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Artistotle
What do the shadows on the cave represent?
Illusions or a false reality
How long was Odysseus gone from Ithaca?
20 years
Describe Penelope's contest to find her new husband
string and shoot Odysseus' arrow through 12 axe heads
What are Scylla and Charybdis?
Scylla - six headed dog monster
Charybdis - giant whirlpool
Name the "order" of the Greek philosophers
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What does the sun represent for the prisoners?
The Form of Good or enlightenment
Who gave Odysseus ships home?
Queen Arete and King Alcinous
Who is the first suitors to die?
Antinous - arrow through the neck
What type of being is Circe?
nymph - goddess of sorcery and such
Which philosopher wrote down none of his own ideas?
Socrates
What role does power play in a story?
It allows others to make up narratives and create definitive truths
Where is Odysseus when the games are held, in which a young athlete insults him and he weeps to the bard's song about the Trojan War?
Phaeacia
Who is the first person to tell Penelope that Odysseus is back?
Eurycleia
Who is THE FIRST spirit Odysseus encounters in the Underworld?
Elpenor
Who founded the Lyceum?
Aristotle
In the final Canto of Paradisio, who delivers the final prayer?
Saint Bernard
Who initially recognizes Odysseus by the scar on his ankle?
Eurycleia
Who does Odysseus fight dressed as a beggar?
Irus - another beggar
What is the name of the bard that makes Odysseus weep with his song about the Trojan War?
Demodocus
Which two philosophers fundamentally disagreed with one another on ideas, despite being student and teacher?
Plato and Aristotle
What is the vision granted to Dante at the very end of Paradisio?
Three circles, acting as the holy trinity (father, son, holy spirit)