book 9: in the one-eyed giant`s cave
... 1. After the attack from the Laestrygonians, how many ships are left out of the original twelve? 2. What sort of character is Circe? What craft does she practice that Penelope also practices? 3. Why (aside from her magic) is she able to turn Odysseus' men into swine? How do they offend her? 4. Into ...
... 1. After the attack from the Laestrygonians, how many ships are left out of the original twelve? 2. What sort of character is Circe? What craft does she practice that Penelope also practices? 3. Why (aside from her magic) is she able to turn Odysseus' men into swine? How do they offend her? 4. Into ...
Books 8-9
... What story does Odysseus ask Demodocus to sing? What does Alcinous ask Odysseus to tell him? What is the prophecy about Poseidon and the Phaeacians? What temptation do the Lotus-Eaters offer? Who are the Cyclopes? What kind of a leader is Odysseus? Is the Cyclops a good host? Does he respect the cus ...
... What story does Odysseus ask Demodocus to sing? What does Alcinous ask Odysseus to tell him? What is the prophecy about Poseidon and the Phaeacians? What temptation do the Lotus-Eaters offer? Who are the Cyclopes? What kind of a leader is Odysseus? Is the Cyclops a good host? Does he respect the cus ...
The Odyssey
... Only the starting and ending points of Odysseus’ wanderings can be placed on a map. All other locations remain unknown. ...
... Only the starting and ending points of Odysseus’ wanderings can be placed on a map. All other locations remain unknown. ...
Directions: Define the following vocabulary words found in Book Nine.
... 5. Why do Odysseus and his men burn an offering to the gods when they first reach the Cyclopes’ island? ...
... 5. Why do Odysseus and his men burn an offering to the gods when they first reach the Cyclopes’ island? ...
Name: Period: Date: Odyssey Quiz Part A 1
... 26. The Odyssey is the sequel to the ____________________________. 27. An ancient city state was also known as a _______________________________________. 28. Greek ____________________________ was not an organized system of religion. 29. The translation of _________________________ means temple of e ...
... 26. The Odyssey is the sequel to the ____________________________. 27. An ancient city state was also known as a _______________________________________. 28. Greek ____________________________ was not an organized system of religion. 29. The translation of _________________________ means temple of e ...
Greek Mythology/Trojan War Background
... Trojan War later - EVERYONE wants to marry Helen, and one of these admirers was Odysseus, but he asked for her gentle cousin’s (Penelope’s) hand in marriage instead ...
... Trojan War later - EVERYONE wants to marry Helen, and one of these admirers was Odysseus, but he asked for her gentle cousin’s (Penelope’s) hand in marriage instead ...
Glossary for The Odyssey Achaeans: name for all Greeks, including
... King of Phaecians who gave Odysseus a ship to get home food of the gods Odysseus’ mother who committed suicide in grief for her lost son the leader of the evil suitors God of the winds Goddess of wisdom, protector of Odysseus Odysseus’ dog, who died when he saw Odysseus after 20 years Goddess who ke ...
... King of Phaecians who gave Odysseus a ship to get home food of the gods Odysseus’ mother who committed suicide in grief for her lost son the leader of the evil suitors God of the winds Goddess of wisdom, protector of Odysseus Odysseus’ dog, who died when he saw Odysseus after 20 years Goddess who ke ...
The Odyssey Background
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... visage and he appears before his wife in new clothes, resembling an older version of the man who left some twenty years earlier. But how can Penelope be sure that this is really her husband - and even if he is, can she trust the man who now stands before her? Odysseus is perturbed that she does not ...
... visage and he appears before his wife in new clothes, resembling an older version of the man who left some twenty years earlier. But how can Penelope be sure that this is really her husband - and even if he is, can she trust the man who now stands before her? Odysseus is perturbed that she does not ...
Odyssey Questions 1
... 11. Odysseus is said to be very clever but arrogant, how does this dichotomy get him into trouble on the island of the Cyclops. 12. Who is No-body? 13. How many men does Odysseus lose on his second adventure? 14. What is the first adventure the Odysseus and his men have when they first leave Troy? 1 ...
... 11. Odysseus is said to be very clever but arrogant, how does this dichotomy get him into trouble on the island of the Cyclops. 12. Who is No-body? 13. How many men does Odysseus lose on his second adventure? 14. What is the first adventure the Odysseus and his men have when they first leave Troy? 1 ...
The Odyssey
... 1) Why are there no weapons around for the suitors to use against Odysseus? 2) How does Eurymachus try to avoid bloodshed? What is Odysseus’ response? 3) How is Eurymachus’ second speech (lines 74-84) different from his first? 4) Which speech do you think represents the real Eurymachus? Why? 5) Do y ...
... 1) Why are there no weapons around for the suitors to use against Odysseus? 2) How does Eurymachus try to avoid bloodshed? What is Odysseus’ response? 3) How is Eurymachus’ second speech (lines 74-84) different from his first? 4) Which speech do you think represents the real Eurymachus? Why? 5) Do y ...
The World of Odysseus: History and Myth
... The World of Odysseus: History and Myth Students will sail the Greek islands with Colorado College faculty in search of the world of Odysseus. In this study of Bronze Age civilization of the Mediterranean, we will read Homer’s Odyssey “on location” as our guide book. Less than one hundred years ago ...
... The World of Odysseus: History and Myth Students will sail the Greek islands with Colorado College faculty in search of the world of Odysseus. In this study of Bronze Age civilization of the Mediterranean, we will read Homer’s Odyssey “on location” as our guide book. Less than one hundred years ago ...
The Odyssey
... (Zeus’ children) quarreled over it They ask Zeus to choose- he declines Tells them to ask Paris- Prince of Troy; awards apple to Aphrodite because she promises him Helen, from Greece ...
... (Zeus’ children) quarreled over it They ask Zeus to choose- he declines Tells them to ask Paris- Prince of Troy; awards apple to Aphrodite because she promises him Helen, from Greece ...
The Children`s Homer Study Guide
... How many man vs. man conflicts appear in the entire book AND what are they? ...
... How many man vs. man conflicts appear in the entire book AND what are they? ...
Homer – Greek poet who lived around 800 BC
... Her husband, King Menelaus, put an army together to go bring her back. This army, comprised of soldiers from all the Greek islands, led to the saying that Helen “had the face that could launch a thousand ships.” ...
... Her husband, King Menelaus, put an army together to go bring her back. This army, comprised of soldiers from all the Greek islands, led to the saying that Helen “had the face that could launch a thousand ships.” ...
Review of a book Odyssey by Homer
... “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.” ...
... “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.” ...
The Odyssey - Huff English
... • War between Troy and Greece over the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen, wife of Menelaus (Menelaos) of Greece, by Paris, king of Troy • Legendary event believed to have taken place (if it did) around 1200 BCE • Central character is the legendary hero Achilles (Akhilleus) ...
... • War between Troy and Greece over the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen, wife of Menelaus (Menelaos) of Greece, by Paris, king of Troy • Legendary event believed to have taken place (if it did) around 1200 BCE • Central character is the legendary hero Achilles (Akhilleus) ...
Land of the Dead Notes
... 4. Who does Odysseus sacrifice the ewe and lamb to? _____________________________________ 5. What does the blind (and dead!) prophet Teiresias (the prince of Thebes) want (and maybe need) to do before he can “speak true” to Odysseus? ...
... 4. Who does Odysseus sacrifice the ewe and lamb to? _____________________________________ 5. What does the blind (and dead!) prophet Teiresias (the prince of Thebes) want (and maybe need) to do before he can “speak true” to Odysseus? ...
How does Odysseus` arrogance after the end of the war change to
... Greek Mythology: Names and Places ...
... Greek Mythology: Names and Places ...
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... • The “sequel” to the Iliad • Tells the story of the Greek king Odysseus and his return home to Ithaca from the Trojan war. • In media res ...
... • The “sequel” to the Iliad • Tells the story of the Greek king Odysseus and his return home to Ithaca from the Trojan war. • In media res ...