Menelaus & Helen
Do Menelaus and Helen let Telemachus leave Sparta?
yes
What is Eumaeus' role in Oddyseus' household
swineherd
Who does Athena go to see at the beginning of the book?
Telemachus
Where is Telemachus and with whom at the beginning of the book?
in Sparta with Menelaus and Helen
How did Oddyseus' family treat Eumaeus?
Kindly and as one of their own kids
Why does Athena tell Telemachus he must go home?
Because the suitors will destroy his wealth
What did Theoclymenus say the hawk symbolized?
That Telemachus's family is the greatest in all of Ithaca and will always rule it
What does Eumaeus urge Oddyseus not to do?
to stay with him instead of going into town
Who had accompanied Telemachus in Sparta and Who Telemachus tells he cannot accompany back home?
Pisistratus, King Nestors son
What does Helen give Telemachus?
a robe she made herself
Where is Eumaeus from origonally and what was his father there?
Syria, his dad was king
What disguise does Athena take when goes to Telemachus?
none (trick question!!!)
Give an example of Xenia used in book 15? (there are multiple but think of the best one)
- when Telemachus welcomes Theoclymenus on his ship
- when menelaus and helen send Telemachus off with gifts after hosting him (300 points- mainly past books)
- Eumaeus hosting Oddyseus (250 points- mainly book 14)
where does Athena go after she tells Telemachus (in Sparta) to back to Ithaca?
Athena goes back up to Mount Olympus (351)
Who does Telemachus send Theoclymenus to stay with at the end of the book?
Pireaeus, Telemachus' most trusted man that came with him to Pylos