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29 Cards in this Set
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Who is homer addressing at the beginning of the odyssey? |
The muse, goddess of epic poetry |
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How long after the Trojan war does Odysseus depart from calypso's island? |
10 years |
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Who is Odysseus father? |
Laeretes |
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Where is Odysseus home? |
Ithica |
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While in the land of Ismarus, what mistakes did Odysseus and his men make? |
They get drunk and mutinous, and the cicones army sneaks up on Odysseus and his men. He ends up losing all of his ships except one. |
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What did the lotus eaters offer to the men? |
Lotus flower |
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What did Odysseus do to his men on the island on the land of the lotus eaters? |
Finds the abs drags them back to the ship. And ties them to the rowing benches. They didn't want to leave this place. |
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What are cyclops? |
One eyed, Giants that eat people. |
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Where do the cyclops dwell? |
In caves, on cyclops island. |
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Why did Odysseus beach in this land if he knew the cyclops dwelled there? |
His curiosity |
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What does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the cyclops cave? |
He brought 12 of his best men, and wine |
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What did Odysseus and his men find inside the cave. |
Cheese, whey, goats and pottery. Whey-when you make milk the foam stuff on top that makes ice cream and cheese and stuff. |
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What does the cyclops do to Odysseus men? |
Eats them!! |
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What reason does Odysseus give for not killing the cyclops? |
He needs the cyclops to open up the stone slab door. |
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What does Odysseus and his men construct while in the cyclops cave? |
A large wooden stake |
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What does Odysseus give to cyclops to drink? |
Wine from the land of Ismarus |
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What does the cyclops tell Odysseus as Odysseus is leaving the land? |
"Come back and I will treat you well, and I will get Poseidon to befriend you" |
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What does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to reach home? |
Journey to the land of the dead ; underworld. He took a lamb and a sword. |
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What happened to Odysseus men on the island of Circe? |
Turned them into pigs. |
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What does Odysseus learn about his mother in the underworld? |
She's dead; she committed suicide. |
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Whom doe Odysseus encounter in the underworld, besides his mother? |
Blind prophet Tiresias. |
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What difficulties does Tiresias predict for the journey to come? |
He must pass through Scylla and Charybdis, and he warns him not to eat the cattle of lord Helios, God of the sun. |
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What does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him when they pass through the sirens? |
To tie him to the ships mast. |
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What makes the sirens dangerous? |
The beautiful song. |
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What did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens? |
He put beeswax in their ears. |
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What is Scylla? Why is she dangerous? |
6 headed sea serpent; she eats people. |
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What is Charybdis? Why is she dangerous? |
Giant whirlpool; she devours ships. |
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When they arrive in the sea cave on lord Helios island, what warning does Odysseus give to his men? |
DO NOT eat the cattle or lord Helios. |
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What does Eurylochus say to persuade Odysseus men to slaughter the cattle? |
It's better to die being stuck down by the gods and drowning that to die of starvation. |