Plot Points
What is happening when Telemachus arrives in Pylos?
a sacrifice to Poseidon
Which King rules Pylos?
Nestor
What Greek Value is shown when Nestor offers a feast to Telemachus?
Xenia
What is a fixed epithet?
a repeated descriptive phrase
what does lavish feast mean?
generous and extravagant
Why does Telemachus visit Nestor
to ask for news about odysseus
Which character praises Odysseus' skill in counsel and speech?
Nestor
Divine intervention shaping mortals lives
What literary device is shown here:
Breaking dawn rose up from bed
personification
What does plied them with wine mean?
gave them wine repeatedly
Athena disguised as Mentor
Who is Pisistratus?
Nestor's son who befriends Telemachus
Which cultural value is demonstrated by the sacrifices to the mythological gods?
reverence and/or piety
What device is Athena's sudden transformation into a bird?
Deus ex machina
What is a scepter
a royal staff of power
After the feast, who does Nestor send with Telemachus to Sparta?
Pisistratus (his son)
Who is Agaememnon?
The brother of Menelaus
The encouragement for Telemachys to be like Orestes reflects what epic value?
glory and fame
Nestor's retelling of past events is an example of what?
flashback
what are libations?
wine offerings poured to the gods
How does Athena reveal her divine identity by the end of Book 3?
She transforms into an eagle and flies away
Who is Orestes and why is he mentioned?
Son of Agaememnon, who avenged his father (and serves as a model for Telemachus)
Nestor describes the division among the Achaeans after the fall of Troy, where some leaders chose to leave quickly and others delayed in doing so. How does this reflect the epics broader theme of homecoming and what Greek value is taught to Telemachus as a result about leadership?
It demonstrates that rash, impatient decisions can endanger homecoming, emphasizing the Greek value of wise council
"Winged words" is an example of what literary device?
metaphor (for words flying quickly)
What does "his voice rang out clear and firm" suggest about how he speaks?
confident and steady