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Who is homer addressing at the beginning of the odyssey?

The muse, goddess of epic poetry

How long after the Trojan war does Odysseus depart from calypso's island?

10 years

Who is Odysseus father?

Laeretes

Where is Odysseus home?

Ithica

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.

What did the lotus eaters offer to the men?

Lotus flower

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.

What are cyclops?

One eyed, Giants that eat people.

Where do the cyclops dwell?

In caves, on cyclops island.

Why did Odysseus beach in this land if he knew the cyclops dwelled there?

His curiosity

What does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the cyclops cave?

He brought 12 of his best men, and wine

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.

What does the cyclops do to Odysseus men?

Eats them!!

What reason does Odysseus give for not killing the cyclops?

He needs the cyclops to open up the stone slab door.

What does Odysseus and his men construct while in the cyclops cave?

A large wooden stake

What does Odysseus give to cyclops to drink?

Wine from the land of Ismarus

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"

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.

What happened to Odysseus men on the island of Circe?

Turned them into pigs.

What does Odysseus learn about his mother in the underworld?

She's dead; she committed suicide.

Whom doe Odysseus encounter in the underworld, besides his mother?

Blind prophet Tiresias.

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.

What does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him when they pass through the sirens?

To tie him to the ships mast.

What makes the sirens dangerous?

The beautiful song.

What did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens?

He put beeswax in their ears.

What is Scylla? Why is she dangerous?

6 headed sea serpent; she eats people.

What is Charybdis? Why is she dangerous?

Giant whirlpool; she devours ships.

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.

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.