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Name______________________________________Period_____________ Book Nine Study Packet Homer’s Odyssey Book 9 Packet English 9 Name______________________________________Period_____________ Book Nine Study Packet Book Nine: New Coasts and Poseidon’s Son Pages 896-915 Directions: Define the following vocabulary words found in Book Nine. 1.Adversary2.Appalled3.Avenge4.Disdain5.Entreat6.Formidable7.Guile8.Indifferent9.Ponderous10.Whim- Name______________________________________Period_____________ Book Nine Study Packet Discussion Questions Directions: Answer the following questions. 1. The name of the king Odysseus is recounting his story to in Book 9. 2. The name of Odysseus’ father. 3. The “most lofty (island) in the coastal sea” that lies in the northwest. 4. What does Lotus do to the men? 5. Why do Odysseus and his men burn an offering to the gods when they first reach the Cyclopes’ island? 6. How does Cyclops close the cave? 7. What is the custom in ancient Greek culture when it comes to guests and hosts? Name______________________________________Period_____________ Book Nine Study Packet 8. Where does Odysseus tell Cyclops his ship is located? 9. Why does Odysseus decide not to kill Cyclops the first time he had the chance? 10. Odysseus says that the rams may have entered the cave at “a god’s bidding.” What does “a god’s bidding” mean? 11. What name does Odysseus give himself? 12. What do Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops? 13. How does Cyclops know Odysseus’ REAL identity? 14. What is Cyclops’s name?
