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Telemachos - Who is he?
Odysseus's son who never met him, at home in command of Odysseus's chaotic estate while his mother keeps the suitors hardly at bay.
Penelope - Who is she?
Odysseus's wife and Telemachos's mother, who remains at home while Odysseus is held captive by Calypso. She is widely desired by Antinoos and other suitors but refuses to give them her hand and keeps delaying.
Antinoos - Who is he?
One of Penelope's foremost suitors who takes the lead in opposing Telemachos's request for ships and other assistance in his journey to seek his father
Nestor - Who is he?
The King of Pylos, who tells Telemachos of his great respect for Odysseus but regrettably has no news to share.
Calypso - Who is she? Reaction to visit from Hermes
An immortal witch who holds Odysseus captive in her island cave in the hope that he'll become her husband. She offers him immortality, which he refuses, and when Hermes comes to direct her to let him go, she laments that fact that gods are free to have mortal lovers yet goddesses always get in trouble when they have mortal lovers.
Menelaus - Who is he? (focusing on context of the Odyssey)
Reigns of the valley of Lacedaimon, and fought with Odysseus in the Trojan War. Shares with Telemachos the story of his meeting with Proteus (Old Man of the Sea) during return from war...Proteus told him that Odysseus was captive with Calypso but alive
Helen - Who is she?
Wife of Menelaus, who was kidnapped in the act that started the Trojan War.
Euryclea - Who is she?
The nurse for Telemachos
Explain how the theme of hospitality is relevant to the reading.
along the way Telemachos is well-received even though most people have no idea who he is...Phaiacians
Explain how the theme of order (or lack thereof) is relevant to the reading.
disorder in house of Odysseus, Telemachos sees orderly places in his travels and that makes him want to bring order back to his house
Give three examples of LOYALTY in the Odyssey.
-Telemachos & Odysseus
-Penelope & Odysseus
-Athena & Telemachos/Odysseus
-Calypso & Zeus
-Menelaus & Odysseus
What are the dual purposes of Telemachos's journey?
build a name for himself
find news of father - doesn't even know if he's his real father!
Talk about Telemachos looking/seeming like his father.
While he's at Menelaus's palace, Helen makes the comment that he seems just like his father. This gives Telemachos confidence.
Why was Poseidon angry at Odysseus?
Odysseus poked out the one and only eye of Polyphemus the cyclops, Poseidon's son
Why does King Nestor have no information about the whereabouts of Odysseus to share with Telemachos?
two groups coming back from Troy - Menelaus's and Agamemnon's. (falling out between the two leaders after fall of Troy) Menelaus's group left a day ahead. Nestor with Menelaus and Odysseus with Agamemnon - so no news
Explain the story about Orestes and Agamemnon.
It's a story shared with Telemachos by King Nestor. Agamemnon came back from Troy to find that Aigisthos (coward who didn't go fight) had taken his wife. Aigisthos murdered Agamemnon when they got back from Troy. Aigisthos about to take over throne but Orestes son of Agamemnon returns from exile in Athens and slays his mom Clytemnestra (Agamemnon's wife) and Aigisthos. example for Telemachos
Who is Peisistratus and what is his role in the story?
son of Nestor, sent with Telemachos to accompany him to Menelaus's
What event gives Telemachos the courage to seek to rectify the situation at his father's house?
a visit from Athena and her encouragement to call a meeting
What happens in Chapter 2 at the marketplace of Ithaca?
Telemachos calls a meeting of all the men of Ithaca, at which he explains "before the gods," his predicament, and asks for assistance in getting together a ship to go seek news of his father.
Describe the preparations for Telemachos's journey.
Telemachos tells Euryclea, and swears her to secrecy, and Athena takes his form and makes all the other necessary preparations, including securing the use of Noemon's boat.
What is sacrificed to Athena at King Nestor's palace?
a heifer
Where does King Nestor reign?
Pylos
Recount the story of the Old Man of the Sea.
*Menelaus lost on way back from Troy, stops in place frequented by Proteus the immortal, Old Man of the Sea
*daughter Eidothea tells him how to catch her father, who can tell all
*dress up as seals and when he does the counting thing (like a shepherd), attack
What happens back in Ithaca while Telemachos is abroad?
The suitors, led by Antinoos, figure out what's happened (Noemon spills the beans about the ship) and lay a plan to get him. They set out to wait for him to return.
What does Calypso tell Odysseus to do after she is visited by Hermes?
build a raft so he can go home, she gives him supplies
How does Athena help shield Odysseus from Poseidon's wrath on his journey home?
sends a wind from the north to block the waves
How does Naucisaa wind up at the stream?
Athena visits her in the form of a friend in a dream and scolds her for letting the laundry slide, especially given that she is single! Naucisaa, with dad's blessing, goes to the stream with her maids to do the washing.
How did Odysseus wind up traveling back to the palace of Alcinoos with Naucisaa?
He reveals himself when their ball goes into his bushes, naked, but she takes a liking to him and gives him some of the clothes. He appeals to her to take him back, and she agrees--thinks he's in need.
What gift does Athena give Odysseus on his journey to the palace of Alcinoos and how does she deliver it?
She disguises herself as a young girl and stops him to offer assistance traveling into the city. Actually puts a protective mist around him.
How does Odysseus get a ship from Alcinoos?
At the palace, he speaks to the king and Queen, and when Arete recognizes his clothes as those from Naucisaa, he tells it all, only saying it was his decision to trail her into the city, but doesn't say his name. They are delighted and offer him Naucisaa's hand in marriage and a ship to take him home.