Books 1 & 5
Who is the speaker of book 1?
Homer
What is a cyclops?
One-eyed giants
Who is Aeolus?
Son of Hippotas
Where do Odysseus and his men sail after leaving the underworld?
Aeaca
Why is Penelope skeptical of letting Odysseus in?
Many people pretended to be him
What do we learn about Odysseus and his men?
All of his men die, only Odysseus makes it home.
What does Odysseus value the most?
His home country
What happens to Odysseus’s men?
They get drugged by Circe
What does Odysseus demand of his crew?
Bind him to the mask of the ship
Why does Odysseus kill Antonio’s first?
He was the leader of the suitors.
In book 5, who helps Odysseus and why?
Calypso helps Odysseus because Zeus said so.
What might the lotus flower symbolize?
A drug
What gift is given to Odysseus?
Sack with the skin of an ox binded inside of wind.
Who is the first spirit to visit Odysseus and what is asked of Odysseus?
Elpenor and he is asked to return to Circe’s island to give him a proper burial.
How does Odysseus prove himself to be true?
He tells the story of how his bed cannot be moved
What happened in Ithaca while Odysseus was gone?
Suitors take over his house trying to get Penelope to marry them so they can take over the kingdom.
What happens when the men eat the lotus flower?
They forget everything that happened before they ate it.
Who comes to Odysseus’s aid and how?
Hermes, he tells Odysseus to eat a herb so the drug won’t work on him.
Describe Scylla & Charybdis
Scylla- 6 headed monster who swallows one sailor for each head.
Charybdis- whirlpool who will swallow the whole ship.
What is Odysseus’s reply to Eurymachus’s plea?
There is no way any of them will escape alive.
Why is Odysseus referred to as “the strategist Odysseus”
Odysseus is a great thinker and handles any situation calmly.
Where does Odysseus sail after leaving Troy and what happens there?
He sails to Ismarus, he gets attacked and some of his men die.
What advice is given to Odysseus?
A warning about scylla and charybdlis the monster and whirlpool, and sirens wondering in the rocks.
Homer stated in book 1 that all Odysseus’s men die because of their recklessness. Explain.
They all disobeyed so Zeus sent a storm that kills all of them except Odysseus.
How do the suitors know Odysseus’s true identity after the death of Antinous?
He was the only one that could shoot the bow