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when does The Odyssey take place ?

ancient greece

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The Odyssey is about

The hero Odysseus attempting to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War

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who is the protagonist of the poem?

Odysseus

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The "much-enduring" wife of Odysseus and the patient mother of Telemachus is named________.

Penelope

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Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus?
Athena
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who is Odysseus's son?

telemachus

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Odysseus left Penelope behind for what city?

Troy

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which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?

The Lotus Plant

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Why does Odysseus blind Cyclops rather than kill him?

Only Cyclops can move the boulder blocking the cave.

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We see this epic hero trait when Odysseus outsmarts Polyphemus

What is facing supernatural foes?
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why does poseidon dislike odysseus?

odysseus blinded his son.

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how did odysseus' mother die?

died from grief

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Odysseus is king of this island.

ithaca

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Circe warns that men who listen to the songs of the Sirens will
be killed/eaten by the Sirens.
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Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens’ song by
plugging his men’s ears with beeswax
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how is Odysseus able to listen safely to the sirens song?

he has his men bind him to the ship’s mast.

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Odysseus does not warn his crew about Scylla because he thinks they would

panic and endanger the entire ship

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What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage?

The cattle of the Sun

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The being from whom Homer asks for help in telling his story at the beginning of the Odyssey.

What is a muse?

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In Penelope’s archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?
12
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An epic is best described as:

Long Narrative Poem

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Who is Argos?

Odysseus’s old dog

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What does Athena do during the battle with the suitors?

makes some of the arrows miss Odysseus

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Penelope’s final test to prove her husband’s identity is to
order their bed moved.
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Odysseus believes no one but a god could move his bed because
he built from a tree still rooted in the ground.