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41 Cards in this Set
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Who is invoked in the first verse?
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Calliope the God of Muses
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Why is it appropriote that Odysseus is described as a man of twists and turns?
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Although he is so smart he keeps getting lost and going in different directions.
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What does Odysseus mean?
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hated or suffering
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How did Odysseus' friends destroy themselves?
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They devoured the Cattle of the Sun.
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What does Calypso mean?
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hiding or concealing
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Why does Poseidon not like Odysseus?
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He killed his cyclops son.
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What does Telemachus mean?
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fighting from afar
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What does Penelope mean?
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wigeon
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What is Telemachus daydreaming about when Athena first comes to see him?
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Odysseus coming home and kicking out all of the suitors.
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Why does Penelope berate Phermius?
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He is playing a song about the Greek heroes returning from Troy which makes Penelope mad because Odysseus hasn't returned yet.
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What does Antinous mean?
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Thinking against
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What does Wurymachus mean?
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fighting extensively
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To exult
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to rejoice
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to harangue
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to give a forceful speech
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mortified
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extremely embarrassed
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staid
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solemn
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to chafe
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to make sore by rubbing
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to balk
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to stop doing something you are expected to do
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pernicious
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destructive
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to foil
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to prevent something from succeeding
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redolent
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fragrant
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Telemachus has 2 dogs when he is at the assembly. What do they suggest?
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They will protect his property and eventually drive the suitors away
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How was Penelope deceitful to the suitors?
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She said once she finished weaving her web she would chose a suitor to marry her. They caught her unweaving it one night.
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What are the Pylians doing when Telemachus' fleet reaches Pylos?
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They are sacrificing 91 black bulls to Poseidon.
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Why were the bulls black?
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When sacrificing to an Underworld god, black was custumary.
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Why did Agamemnon and Menelaus have an argument?
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Menelaus wanted to leave Troy but Agamemnon insisted they stay a day and sacrifice to Athena for a safe voyage home.
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Why would it be important to sacrifice to Athena?
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When Troy was being sacked, Cassadra took refuge in Athena's temple and was holding onto her statue until little Ajax threw her off and raped her and the statue fell.
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How did Agamemnon die?
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He was taking a bath and his wife Clytemnesra threw a net over him while Aegithus, who was having an affair with her, hit him with an axe.
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How did Aegithus die?
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Agamemnons son Orestes killed him but was tortured by the furies.
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What is a flotilla?
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a fleet of small ships
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What is a heifer?
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female cow that hasn't had a calf
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What are the four uses for ambrosia?
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food, cleanser, preservative, and freshener
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What does Proteus turn into when he is grabbed?
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a lion, snake, leopard, boar, water, and a tree
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Why is it significant that Calypso is swearing by heaven, earth, and styx?
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she is swearing by the entire universe
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What is a brocade?
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an embroidered design
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what is an adze?
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tool for smoothing wood
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pell-mell
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in a confused way
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blithe
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carefree
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to beguile
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carefree
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lithe
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flexible
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discreetly
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in a modest way
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