odysseus
whats odysseus sons name?
Telemachus
what are the lotus eaters?
the lotus eaters were people who lived on an island dominated by the lotus tree which was a drug.
Who is polyphemus father?
Poseidon
What did Calypso promise Odysseus?
Inmortality
who is poseidon?
the god of the sea.
how does odysseus escape from Polyphemus ?
he gives Polyphemus wine, which gets him drunk. Odysseus then makes a sharp tool to stab Polyphemus in the eye so Odysseus and his men can escape on the sheeps.
What happened to anyone that ate the lotus?
they would become forgetful and would have never returned to their duties.
How did polyphemus get drunk?
Odysseus gave him wine to intoxicate him.
Calypso's father is
Titan Atlas
why does poseidon make it a hard journey for odysseus to get back home
poseidon makes it a hard journey becuase odysseus blinded polyphemus
how does Penelope test odysseus?
she tests odysseus by ordering her servant Eurycleia to move their marriage bed.
Odysseus rescues his men from the lotus eaters by?
Odysseus drags his men to the ship and ties them up.
How did polyphemus hurt odysseus?
He eats two of his men and imprisons him and the rest in a cave to save for his future meals
What gods help Odysseus escape Calypso?
Athena, Hermes and Zeus
how does poseidon make the journey hard for odysseus?
he send storms, sea monsters to slow him down.
What odysseus and Telemachus home town?
Ithaca
what do the lotus eaters symbolize in the odyssey?
a conflict Odysseus and his men must face, the sin of slothfulness.
What did polyphemus do after odysseus tricked him?
He called on his father poseidon for revenge.
What does Calypso do to capture Odysseus?
Calypso enchants Odysseus with her singing, weaving on her loom with a golden shuttle.
how long did poseidon make odysseus journey?
10 years.
Why does Athena help odysseus so much?
because Odysseus reminds her of herself.
How does odysseus deal with the lotus eaters?
Odysseus drags his sailors weeping back to the ship and ties them to their oars in order to escape the Lotus Eaters' island
What island did polyphemus live on?
island of Thrinacia
How did Calypso helped Odysseus?
By building his boats and giving him supplies.
what does poseidon fear
the fates, typhon, and the giants of titan