The Telemachy
In the books of the Telemachy, what is the group of characters plotting against Telemachus?
What is the Suitors?
Which god or goddess helps guide Odysseus into the royal hall?
Who is Athena?
Odysseus tells his tale in the royal hall. His story begins here...
What is Troy, at the end of the Trojan War?
What is a pig (swine).
This god held a deep and abiding grudge against Odysseus.
Who is Poseidon?
The 'Telemachy' is a nickname for which 4 books of the Odyssey?
What are books 1-4?
She is the only one who doesn't run away when a haggard Odysseus washes up on the shore of Phaeacia.
Who is Nausicaa?
Before Odysseus tells his own tale in the royal hall, what moves him to tears?
What is hearing a bard recount stories of the Trojan War?
Much to the Suitors' surprise, Odysseus wins this contest to win Penelope's hand in marriage. Describe the contest -- be specific.
What is the contest of stringing the bow and shooting an arrow through 12 axeheads?
Circe warns Odysseus about 4 dangers he must avoid after leaving her island for a second time. Name 2 of them.
What are the Sirens, the jagged cliffs, Scylla, and Charybdis?
Penelope swears that she will not remarry until she completes what project?
What is the weaving of a shroud for Laertes, woven by day (and unwoven at night)?
Odysseus is taunted at the Phaeacian Games and he is drawn into competing in this sport.
What is discus?
He recommends a special herb that will protect Odysseus from the magic of Circe.
Who is Hermes?
Penelope quizzes Odysseus about this object in order to be sure about his identity.
What is a bed, fashioned from an olive tree?
This is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus escapes from.
Who is Polyphemus?
Telemachus visits two different lands to speak to two different characters, old comrades of his father, Odysseus. Name both lands and both characters, pairing them correctly.
Nestor in Pylos.
Menelaus in Sparta. (Helen is also acceptable)
Along with sports, the Phaeacian king also brags about his people's skill at this athletic activity.
What is dancing?
Before revealing his real name, what name does Odysseus give the Cyclops?
What is 'Nobody'?
Forced to fight for his food, Odysseus is baited into a brawl with this large fellow.
Who is Irus?
Menelaus tells Telemachus the tale of how he wrestled with this divinity, who turned into a snake, a lion, a boar, and a hundred other forms.
Who is the Old Man of the Sea?
Athena disguises herself as this mortal man to accompany Telemachus on his journey.
Who is Mentor?
This Phaeacian taunts Odysseus at the Phaeacian Games, but ultimately thinks twice about his actions, and apologizes.
Who is Euryalus?
Odysseus meets this old shipmate in the Underworld, who died by falling off Circe's roof.
Who is Elpenor?
The Odyssey is a story of Odysseus' homecoming. This is the Greek term for 'homecoming.'
What is 'nostos'.
In the final scene of the last book, Athena, disguised as a mortal, instruct this mortal to "let [his] spear fly." It's the last blow inflicted before Athena intervenes again to call for peace.
Athena instructs Laertes, father of Odysseus, to hurl his spear.