book 11
What are the Phaeacians preparing for Odysseus?
They are preparing gifts for his trip home.
How many cremates did Scylla kill?
6, one for each mouth.
Meaning of “tempestuous“
Very stormy.
What is Achilles known for?
He is known for his unmatched fighting skills, as well as his untimely and unexpected demise, death by an arrow into his heel.
Odysseus been gone for 25 years
He’s been gone for 20
Which spirit refused to speak with Odysseus?
Aias
What tree sits atop Charybdis?
A fig tree.
What word means “a woodland clearing”
Coppice.
What is ambrosia?
Ambrosia is often referred to as the nectar of the gods, and is a descriptive term for any food seemingly befitting of a gods approval. (Historians believe it was honey)
Elpenor fell off circe‘s roof because it was slippery.
He fell off the roof because he was drunk.
Who killed Agamemno?
Clytaimnestra (His wife)
How is scyllas voice described?
Like that of a puppy.
Antonyms of prudence.
folly. rashness. foolishness. recklessness.
Who is fated to spend eternity pushing a boulder up a hill?
Sisyphus, who is being punished for disrespecting the gods, stealing their secrets, and breaking the laws of hospitality.
Menelaus is the king of Troy
He’s the king of sparta
What drinks did Odysseus give to the dead?
honey, milk, wine, and water.
What was described as “the most pitiable sight odysseus ever saw”
His crewmates reaching out for him as they were devoured by Scylla.
Synonym of effulgence.
blaze, brilliance, dazzle, luster, radiance splendor.
The myth of the titan Prometheus, who gave fire to mankind and angered zeus in doing so, and must spend eternity getting his liver torn out repeatedly.
Circe live on the island ogygia
She lives on aeaea
What hero did Odysseus meet at the end of book 11?
Heracles (also known as Hercules)
Who takes care of the herds of Helios?
Helios’s daughters, Phaëthusa and Lampetië.
Another definition of Boisterous.
noisily turbulent, marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits.
What mythical story was the ship “the argo” apart of.
The myth of Jason and the argonauts, on their trip to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
Anticlea is odysses’s sister
She’s his mother