Cyclopes + Wind King
What did the wind king give Odysseus? Why?
A bag of wind
To get back home
What does Hermes give Odysseus? Why?
An amulet because it would allow him to withstand circles spell
What do the sirens do?
They sing a song to sailors (Odysseus + men) and try to lure them to their death by hitting the rocks.
When they land on Helios's Island where does Odysseus go?
Odysseus went to find a rock to pray on. He prays to the gods and asks them for help to get home.
Who disguises Odysseus as a beggar?
Athena
Who is cyclopes dad? what does he do since his son has been stabbed?
Poseidon. He makes Odysseus and his men's journey home harder by making a storm and they can't steer the ship so they wait 10 days and then there is no wind so they drift to the next island.
What does Circe's do to the men and how does she treat them? Who is the one man that escaped and told Odysseus what happened?
Circe is polite and seems innocent so invites the men into her house and offers them wine, cheese etc. later she then gives them the potion that turns them into pigs.
the man who escaped is Eurylokhos.
how does Odysseus get the men to trust him to give them direction to get through the narrow stretch?
Odysseus tells them that he has never let them down and reminds them how he got them away from the Cyclops.
Why do the men choose to eat cows?
Eurylochus convinces the other men that it is better to die by drowning rather than by starvation and then takes one of the cows to sacrifice to the gods.
Why doesn't Odysseus pet his dog?
Because he doesn't want to blow his cover.
Why did Odysseus choose not to stab the cyclops the first time?
Because Odysseus realized that they would otherwise be trapped in the cave because they couldn't move the rock on their own.
What did Hermes tell odyseeus to do when he went to Circe's door?
Odysseus was told to go into her house and drink the wine and the potion but nothing will happen. Then Odysseus had to put a sword to her throat and try to kill her that way she will listen to him and turn his men back to human
Who/What are Scylla and Charybdis? and what do they do?
Scylla is a six-headed monster. When ships pass she swallows one sailor for each head.
Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship.
What happens to the men when they take the cattle?
Helios tells Zeus and Zeus gets angry so hits their boat with a lightning bolt so the ship snaps in half and sinks. Odysseus survives
What was Odysseus and Telemachus plan against the suitors?
1. Odysseus will go ahead dressed as a beggar and getting the gist of what's happening.
2. Telemachus just has to watch 'the beggar' get beat up.
then take the suitors weapons and use them for themselves.
Why won't the wind king give Odysseus another bag of wind?
Wind king believes that Odysseus is not responsible enough and that Odysseus is cursed by the gods.
How long did Odysseus and his men stay on the island? Why?
1 year, because Odysseus and Circe fell in love because of Odysseus threating to kill her and he begged to stay longer.
"A man surfcasting on a point of rock for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and the bait far out, till hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling through the air". - pg. 673
What is this quote comparing?
It is comparing a man fishing and quickly taking the fish out of the water and when Scylla took the 6 men off the boat and just dangled them above Odysseus.
How does Odysseus end up on Calypso's island?
Zeus helps him by reviving his ship and steers him.
"make up his bed for him, Eurycleia. Place it outside the bedchamber my lord built with his own hands. Pile the big bed with fleeces, rugs, and sheets of purest linen."
Why is this Penelope's test?
Because if it were O he would know that the bed is impossible to move and how he built the house (that room) around the tree trunk so it would make O really mad
What does Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is? why?
Nobody.
because when the cyclopes yell when being stabbed his friends ask what's wrong and he responds "Nobodys killing me" so his friends don't think anything wrong.
why did Odysseus and his men have to go to the land of the dead? How can they get home?
Circe told them to go summon Tiresias and he will tell them how to get home.
He told Odysseus that Odysseus return is ensured by the gods, but he is set to suffer greatly before and after his arrival. He must restrain himself and his men, steer the ship through a narrow passage and on Helios island can't eat cattle. If they eat the cattle the men will die
How does Odysseus and his men show their power of strength and mind when passing the sirens?
Odysseus shows it by letting the men tie himself to the pole and not breaking free.
The men show it by tieing them Odysseus up, and the men put beeswax in their ears to blocks out the siren's voice.
"Never could I have passed her had not the father of gods and men, this time, kept me from her eyes....... loved me".
What is this quote telling us and what is the context of this quote?
This is Odysseus saying that he could not have survived on this own so he is relieved that Zeus is there to help him. Zeus also revives his ship so he is not a piece of wood. and he is off to Calypso's island.
"Ruses served my turn to draw....... eat up his poverty....."
What are 2 things that Penelope tells the beggar?
1) How she fought off the suitors (when she needed to)
2) how she avoided marriage... Weaves @ day, unweaves @ night