What is the phrase "Alkìnoös, their ardent king..." an example of?
An epithet
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Why could Odysseus not recognize Ithaka?
Athena had shrouded him in mist because she still had to tell him things.
100
What was altered about Poseiden's original plan for revenge on the Phaiákians and who helped altered it?
Zeus told him not to put the mountains around the city.
200
Who is the earthshaker and who is the person who "drives the stormcloud"?
Poseiden and Zeus
200
What is "but young Dawn's finger tips of rose, touching the world..." an example of?
Personification
200
What does Odysseus think has happened to him after the Phaiákians leave him on Ithaka?
He thought he was cozened and that the Phaikians had been left him on a strange island
200
"When he heard this...god of earthquake departed for Skhería, where the Phaiákians are born and dwell."
It is talking about Poseiden and he is going to stop the Phaiákians' ship.
300
What does the goddess come disguised as to help Odysseus?
Athena comes disguised as a shepard
300
What is the pharse "not even a falcon wheeling downwind, swiftest bird, could stay abreast of her in that most arrowy flight through open water..." an example of?
A hyperbole
300
What do the Phaiákians do after their boat is stopped by Poseiden?
They decree that they will stop taking in people and then they sacrifice 12 bulls to him.
400
Who is the son of Laërtês and what is his role in this book?
Odysseus and he is the main character (protagonist)
400
What is "Now Lord Odysseus, the long-enduring, laughed in his heart, hearing his land described by Pallas Atena..." an example of?
An epiphany
400
What was the prophecy that was fullfilled in this book?
The prophecy that was fullfilled was that the Phaiákians would have their boat stopped by Poseiden if they welcomed every ship (or castaway).
400
"Whoever gets around you must be sharp and guileful as a snake; even a god might bow to you in ways of dissimulation. You! You chameleon!"
Athena is talking to Odysseus after he made up a story about who he is and she is praising him on his deception.