Questions and Answers
In the opening verses Homer invokes (calls upon) the Muse of
epic poetry named___________.
Calliope
Who are the Muses?
They are any of the nine goddesses of the arts, literature, and the sciences.
In the Adventures of Odysseus: Paraphrase lines 10-15 that tell what happens to Odysseus' men.
They ate the cattle of Helios and died.
In the Adventures of Odysseus: In lines 16-17, Calliope is asked to do what?
She is asked to tell the story.
In Sailing from Troy: _____ years after the Trojan War, Odysseus departs from the goddess _______'s
island.
He then arrives in ____________ where the ruler named ___________ offers Odysseus a
ship and asks Odysseus to tell about his adventures.
10, Calypso, Phaeacia, Alcinous
Who is Laertes?
Father of Odysseus
In Sailing from Troy: ________ is an island off the west coast of Greece and is Odysseus'
_____________.
Ithaca, home
Describe Ithaca's features.
"...being most lofty in that coastal sea...a rocky isle..."
In Sailing from Troy: The goddess ______________ and the enchantress _______ both have detained
Odysseus because both desire him.
Calypso, Circe
In Sailing from Troy: Odysseus does NOT give in to the charms of Circe. Why?
"Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents?"
In Sailing from Troy: Ismarus is a strongpoint on the coast of _______.
Cicones
In Sailing from Troy: What advantage did the Cicones have over Odysseus?
They outnumbered Odysseus.
, In the Lotus-Eaters: ___________ causes a storm against Odysseus and his men so that they lay
offshore for
_______ days and nights.
Zeus, two
In the Lotus-Eaters: Odysseus and his men almost make it safely home after the storm. What happens
to prevent this?
"...but as I came round Malea the current took me out to sea..."
In the Lotus-Eaters: For nine days, Odysseus and his men drift on the sea before high winds. On the
tenth day,
they come to the land of the _____________ who live upon that ______________.
Lotus-Eaters, flower
In the Lotus-Eaters: What happens to anyone who eats the lotus?
"...they longed to stay forever..."
In the Lotus-Eaters: If Odysseus' men eat the lotus, what are the consequences?
"...no one taste of the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home."
In the Lotus-Eaters: How does Odysseus keep his men from eating the lotus?
"All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one taste of the Lotus, or you lose your hope of
home."
In the Lotus-Eaters: What do we learn about Odysseus as an epic hero and his leadership from the
Lotus-Eaters?
He is observant and cautious, because he can understand the consequences of eating the lotus.
In the Lotus-Eaters: How do Odysseus' actions contrast to his men's in the Lotus-Eaters?
Odysseus' men want to eat the flower, but Odysseus can see the consequences.
In The Cyclops: In the land of the _________, there is no law or justice. Each of these dwells in his own
mountain cave. His attitude might be described as ________________ to
what the others do.
Cyclopes, indifferent
In The Cyclops: Describe the Cyclops.
"A prodigious man slept in this cave alone, and took his flocks to graze afield--remote from all
companions, knowing none but savage ways, a brute so huge, he seemed no man at all of those who
eat good wheaten bread; but he seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude."
In The Cyclops: Odysseus and _________ of his men go ashore in hopes of receiving food and
hospitality.
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