| Why is Zeus upset with mortals, and what examples does he give? | They were always blaming the gods. He uses Aegisthus as an example, saying he was warned but would not heed hermes’s advice |
| Recount the pun on Odysseus’s name that Athena makes in her first speech. | Why is Odysseus so “odious” |
| Why was Telemachus indignant when he saw Athena on the threshold of the outerPorch? | He was indignant that a guest had been made to wait so long |
| Explain the symbolism of where Telemachus places Pallas Athena’s spear. | He put her spear next to Odysseus’s spear symbolizing how she is by his side |
| Why does Telemachus say that if Odysseus had died at Troy he would have grievedless for him than he now does? | There would have been closure. Telemachus would have received the great honor, but now all Telemachus has is pain and sorrow |
| Show how Telemachus responds to his mother’s tearful plea to change the subject ofthe singer’s song. What does his response tell us about his character and about genderRoles? | “Singers are not responsible; Zeus is”. He then tell her to go back upstairs to do her work because he is the master of the house |
| Eurycleia was a prized slave in Odysseus’s household. What was her relationshipwith Odysseus’s father, Laertes? With Odysseus’s son, Telemachus? | Laertes paid a small fortune for her when she was still a girl and honored her as he did his wife, though he never slept with her. Eurycleia loved Telemachus the most, had nursed him as a baby and takes care of him now |
| Why do the suitors avoid going to Icarius’s house? | Life is too easy for the suitors at Odysseus house. Icarius would arrange his daughters dowry and choose the man he likes best. Telemachus will have lost everything |
| Reflect on why Telemachus said it would be better if the Ithacans consumed all of his resources. | He could just go through town and get the goods back |
| Describe one of the tricks Penelope devised to hold off the suitors | She started weaving a shroud for Odysseus father, Laertes , which she would secretly unweave at night |
| What will Telemachus do if he learns that his father is dead? | He will build Odysseus a barrow then marry off his mother |
| Show how Mentor rebukes the men of Ithaca. | He criticizes them for not speaking out against the suitors , especially since the men of Ithaca outnumber the suitors |
| Define the epithet (an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a qualitycharacteristic of the person or thing mentioned) “godlike Odysseus.” | He is favored by the gods( except of course Poseidon) and he has withstood more than most mortals. He is a hero, not a god, but only because he was born from mortals |
| How did Athena recruit sailors and acquire a fast ship? | She disguised herself as Telemachus and went through the town recruiting them |
| Why is Athena so confident that Telemachus can successfully approach and inquireof Nestor? | Because he is Odysseus son |
| What is the aegis? | the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena,bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon |
| Name some of the heroes who were killed in Troy | Ajax, Achilles, Patroclus, Anticolus |
| Who caused the quarrel between Atreus’s two sons | “Athena set them feuding, Atreus’ two sons” Athena caused the two sons to fight, they also had been drink so that could have contributed. |
| Explain why Nestor knew nothing of who survived and who was lost in the TrojanWar. | Nestor missed it all because he fled with Menelaus. |
| What would Mentor/Athena rather do than be killed at his/her hearth? | She would rather endure great suffering before she reached home rather than to be killed at her own hearth later. |
| What advice does Nestor give Telemachus? | Go to Sparta to King Menelaus to find out news of OdysseusDo not stay away from Ithaca for too long because the Suitors will take over |
| When Peisistratus and Telemachus arrived at the hollows of Lacedaemon, they droveon to where? What was taking place there? | They drove on to Menelaus palace. A feast. |
| Expand on the reasons why Menelaus was greatly displeased with Eteoneus’s comments. | That other had helped him so he must help others. Why did he ask? Of course, we let guests in. |
| What is the prime cut of roast beef a mark of? | Honor |
| To which goddess is Helen compared when she arrives in the hall? | Artimis |
| Describe how Helen helps them get over their sorrow | She poisoned them |
| Why did Telemachus go to Sparta? | To find information about the whereabouts of his father |
| Summarize Menelaus’s description of death for the suitors. | “If only that Odysseus met the suitors,/ they’d have their consummation, a cold bed!” That they would be killed and buried without hesitation. They had disgraceful behavior. Will wipe out the suitors. |
BOOK 1 – 4 QUESTIONS ODYSSEY YAY -_-
April 23, 2020