In classic literature, Odysseus is also known by what name? Define the word odyssey. The Iliad and Odyssey were composed sometime between what years?

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1 Define the word odyssey. In classic literature, Odysseus is also known by what name? The Iliad and Odyssey were composed sometime between what years? Who were the rhapsodes? Define myth. Define epic. The Iliad is name for Ilion, better known as what city? How many lines and how many books comprise The Odyssey?

2 Ulysses a long journey with many adventures or a spiritual or intellectual quest (journey) traveling poets who memorized and recited epics in the banquet halls of kings and noble families B.C. a long story poem about a legendary hero a story that uses fantasy to express ideas about life not easily done in realistic terms 11,300 lines 24 Books Troy

3 Books 1-4 comprise what part of the story? Books 5-12 comprise what part of the story? Books comprise what part of the story? How long did the Trojan War last and how many total years has Odysseus been gone? What are the three sets of characters that make up The Odyssey? What point of view(s) is/are used in The Odyssey? What are the three main themes of The Odyssey? What is the most famous event in Greek history?

4 story of Odysseus wanderings after the Trojan War story of what happens in Ithaca to Odysseus wife (Penelope) and son (Telemachus) as they await his return Trojan War lasted 10 years; Odysseus is away from Ithaca for 20 years story of how Odysseus returns to Ithaca and joins forces with his son to destroy his enemies omniscient point of view except for Books 9-12 (first person with Odysseus) Greek gods, humans, and supernatural monsters or creatures the Trojan War a boy struggles to become a man; a man struggles to find his way home; a king struggles to reclaim his kingdom

5 To whom does Homer open with an invocation, asking to help him sing his tale effectively? Who is the patroness or protector among the gods of Odysseus? Athena uses this disguise when she appears to Telemachus. Name the two places where Telemachus travels in search of information about his father. What is the most obvious example of Penelope's trickery to stall having to make a decision for the suitors? Aside from Athena, who is the one confidant that knows in advance of Telemachus leaving Ithaca? When Telemachus lands on Pylos, the residents are having a ritual where they are sacrificing 81 of this type of animal to honor Poseidon. What are the two worries that Telemachus has in even talking to King Nestor?

6 Athena the Muse Pylos and Sparta Mentor his nurse Eurycleia weaving and unweaving a burial shroud for Laertes no practice in elaborate speeches and it seems disrespectful bulls

7 Who is the messenger god that brings the decision of the gods to Calypso to release Odysseus from her island? What is Odysseus doing when the reader first meets him on Calypso's island? (Book 5) When Odysseus lands on Scheria, home of the Phaeacians, where does he first hide? Who intervenes to tell Princess Nausicaa to do the laundry that will lead her to Odysseus? What is the normal form of greeting for which Odysseus is nervous about using with Princess Nausicaa? What is xenia? What happens to make King Alcinous suspicious of Odysseus' true identity? What happens when people eat or drink of the lotus plant?

8 walking on the beach and crying Hermes Athena appears as one of her friends falls asleep under a pile of leaves hospitality in that Greeks must first feed and comfort their guests before asking questions embracing her knees they forget friends, family, and home he sees Odysseus cry when Demodocus, the blind minstrel, sings songs of Troy

9 What does Odysseus initially tell the Cyclops that his name is? What is Odysseus' big mistake in leaving the island of the Cyclopses? What does Circe do to Odysseus' men? Which god appears to Odysseus to give him a plant as an antidote to Circe's magic? Odysseus meets his mother in the Land of the Dead; why did she die? What does Odysseus do to prevent his men from hearing the call of the Sirens? What part of the most dangerous jouney does Odysseus not reveal to his men? What do Odysseus' remaining men do that ultimately costs them their lives?

10 revealing his true name to Polyphemus (his pride) Nohbdy Hermes gives them a drink that turns them into swine puts beeswax in their ears broken heart for her missing son they eat the sacred cattle on Helio's island that Scylla will eat six of his men

11 What is Telemachus' first reaction when Athena removes his father's disguise? What happened to Argos, Odysseus' old dog, once he recognized his master who had returned? How does Eurycleia, Odysseus' old nurse, recognize the disguised Odysseus? What contest does Penelope devise to rid herself of the suitors? What specific instructions does Odysseus give to Telemachus before the Test of the Bow begins? What sign did Zeus give to the suitors as Odysseus strung his bow? What happens to Antinous, the chief suitor? What is Penelope's final test to determine whether Odysseus is her husband?

12 he dies he thinks Odysseus must be a god to have changed so much the Test of the Bow (anyone who can string Odysseus bow can marry her) by the scar on his leg a clap of thunder remove all the weapons of the suitors from the hall she talks about moving their bed which is impossible because Odysseus built the bed from a tree that grew in the house Odysseus shoots an arrow through his throat and kills him