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23 Cards in this Set
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Who was the greek epic writer who wrote the outstanding epics of Greece. |
Homer |
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What country was Odysseus king of? |
Ithaca |
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Who was Odysseus the father of? |
Telemachus |
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How does the story begin? |
On the Island of Phaiakia |
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What does the term "medias res" mean? |
In the middle of things |
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What did the king of Phaiakia give Odysseus to return home? |
A boat and Supplies |
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Who convinced Odysseus to return home while he was in Hades? |
His Mother |
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The fact that Telemachus didn't recognize that the stranger was his father is what type of irony? |
Dramatic Irony |
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Who helps Odysseus at home? |
Telemachus and Athena |
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Who joins Odysseus in his fight against the suitor? |
Telemachus, The Swineherd, and The Cowherd |
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What are some themes in the Odyssey? |
Loyalty to Family and Friends, Overcoming Obstacles, and Humans to Gods |
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What is Penelope best described as? |
Faithful |
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What is Odysseus disguised as when he returns to Ithaca? |
A Beggar |
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How long had Telemachus been searching for his father? |
For a year |
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Why is Telemachus skeptical that the stranger is his father? |
Because he has been told his father is dead, and thinks the Gods are playing a cruel trick on him |
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What does Argo's mistreatment and subsequent death symbolize? |
How Odysseus' kingdom had been ravaged by the suitors |
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When does Penelope say she will choose a suitor? |
After she finishes weaving a taperstry |
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What makes the suitors wait for Penelope to make her decision longer? |
Each days she weaves, at night she unravels what she weaves the current day |
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Who betrays Penelope by telling the Suitors what she is doing to prolong the decision? |
A Maid |
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What happens when the Suitors find out what Penelope has been doing? |
They force her to make a choice immediately |
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What does Penelope say the Suitors have to do in order to become the new king of Ithaca? |
They have to string Odysseus' bow and shoot the arrow through 12 axes |
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Who wins Penelopes' Challenge? |
Odysseus |
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Who does Odysseus kill first? |
Antinous, The Ring Leader, and the meanest of the Suitors |
