Classics 101 Kristen Brenda Walker
Thursday 8.40 g15w1964
Due: 04 March Tutor: Tom Dichmont
1. Nausikaä is the name of the princess who helps Odysseus in the land of the Phaiakians.
2. The Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his men in the cave was named Polyphemus.
3. On the one side of the strait was Scylla the monster with six heads on the Italian and on the other side was Charybdis the whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. Odysseus had to make a choice as to which hardship he and his men would endure in order to complete their journey.
4. Odysseus is the son of Laertes and Antickleia.
5. The fugitive that meets Telemachus on his departure from Sparta is a man named Theoclymenus.
6. Athene proves to be a very helpful goddess to Odysseus on his great journey home this is evident when she …show more content…
Book XI is significant for the tale of Odysseus as it helps to show us his need to survive. He does not want to be sent to the underworld as it seems to be a very unpleasant place. The journey to the underworld also helps Odysseus learn that his wife was indeed faithful to him all this time. The messages from the other dead souls helps Odysseus come up with a plan as to what he needs to do in order to survive. In the underworld Odysseus speaks to Tiresias who sees that Poseidon is very angry with Odysseus because he blinded his son Polyphemus. He tells Odysseus that Poseidon will make his journey home very difficult. Tiresias says that the men will be able to make their way home safely if they do not tamper with the cattle of Helios (the sun god) even when under temptation. He says that Odysseus may return home safely but he will be a changed man and experienced a great amount of lose. Tiresias tells Odysseus that he will have to go on yet another journey where he will encounter men who have no knowledge of the seas. Here he will make sacrifices for Poseidon. If Odysseus does indeed follow these instructions he will be able to live a life and die
Thursday 8.40 g15w1964
Due: 04 March Tutor: Tom Dichmont
1. Nausikaä is the name of the princess who helps Odysseus in the land of the Phaiakians.
2. The Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his men in the cave was named Polyphemus.
3. On the one side of the strait was Scylla the monster with six heads on the Italian and on the other side was Charybdis the whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. Odysseus had to make a choice as to which hardship he and his men would endure in order to complete their journey.
4. Odysseus is the son of Laertes and Antickleia.
5. The fugitive that meets Telemachus on his departure from Sparta is a man named Theoclymenus.
6. Athene proves to be a very helpful goddess to Odysseus on his great journey home this is evident when she …show more content…
Book XI is significant for the tale of Odysseus as it helps to show us his need to survive. He does not want to be sent to the underworld as it seems to be a very unpleasant place. The journey to the underworld also helps Odysseus learn that his wife was indeed faithful to him all this time. The messages from the other dead souls helps Odysseus come up with a plan as to what he needs to do in order to survive. In the underworld Odysseus speaks to Tiresias who sees that Poseidon is very angry with Odysseus because he blinded his son Polyphemus. He tells Odysseus that Poseidon will make his journey home very difficult. Tiresias says that the men will be able to make their way home safely if they do not tamper with the cattle of Helios (the sun god) even when under temptation. He says that Odysseus may return home safely but he will be a changed man and experienced a great amount of lose. Tiresias tells Odysseus that he will have to go on yet another journey where he will encounter men who have no knowledge of the seas. Here he will make sacrifices for Poseidon. If Odysseus does indeed follow these instructions he will be able to live a life and die