| What is Telemachus planning to say the the suitors when he takes the weapons out of the hall? | He says be wants to protect the weapons from further smoke damage & protecting the suitors from themselves and their drunkenness. |
| What 2 goddesses is Penelope being compared to? | Artemis & Aphrodite. |
| Do you think Penelope recognizes the beggar as her husband? | Yes, because Penelope herself brought those veery clothes To him & pinned the golden brooch on Odysseus. |
| How did Odysseus get the scar on his thigh? | From hunting a boar when he was younger. |
| Even though the suitors had been intolerable, why has philoetius stayed faithful? | He has hope that Odysseus will return. |
| Why were the heralds making a sacrifice to Apollo? | Odysseus knows he will have to call on Apollo and ask for his help to assure his success. |
| Why did Amphinomus suddenly change his mind about plotting to kill Telemachus? | Amphinomus saw an omen of a high flying eagle with a dove in its talons. |
| What is the meal that a goddess and a hero will soon serve to the suitors? | They will soon serve a graceless death. |
| In book 20 line 430, how does homer justify to the readers the slaughter of the suitors? | By saying “after all, they started this whole ugly business.” |
| Why did Eumaeus and philoetius cry as they set out bow & axe heads for the suitors? | They are upset over losing their queen. When she goes, their hope for Odysseus returning goes with her. |
| Why did Telemachus offer to try to string the bow? | He acts out of character to encourage the suitors to participate in the contest. He outwardly tells the suitors he would have the satisfaction that he’d mast he’d his father’s skill. |
| How did Odysseus prove to Eumaeus and philoetius that he was Odysseus? | By showing them the scar on his leg. |
| When Eurymachus can’t string the bow, he isn’t sad about losing the marriage, but what is he sorry for? | He’s sorry that their strength falls short of Odysseus’s. And they they’re unable to string the bow, they’ll be laughed at for generations to come. |
| What is eurymachus afraid of, and how does Penelope put him in his place? | He’s worried about what people will say about his beating by a vagrant. Penelope says “men who don’t honor their hosts cannot expect a good reputation anywhere.” |
| How does Telemachus ease the tension in the room? | He tells Eumaeus that he would throw stones at him, because Telemachus is stronger than he is. Then makes a comment about how he would’ve thrown the suitors out too, but they’re stronger. |
| **listingWhat 3 crimes of the suitors foes Odysseus mention when he begins the slaughter? | 1. They wasted his resources.2. They forced the women to sleep with them. 3. They courted Penelope while Odysseus was still alive. |
| How does Eurymachus try to persuade Odysseus? | He acknowledges the wrongdoings & tries to blame it all of antinous. Eurymachus says he will make sure Odysseus gets paid back. |
| How did Athena help Odysseus and Telemachus in their battle against the suitors? | She disguised herself as mentor and deflected the suitors spears away from Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus & Philoetius. |
| Which suppliants does Odysseus spare in the battle in the hall? Why? | Phemius- because he is a bard (poet) Telemachus spoke for his innocence. Meden- the herald; because he did nothing but good deeds. |
| Do you think what happened to the 12 women and Melanthius was a just punishment? | The 12 women were hung in public & they were left hanging & Melanthius was dismembered. (Give your opinion on whether or not it was just). |
| What is Penelope’s first reaction to Eurycleia’s announcement that Odysseus was really home? | She thought Eurycleia had gone mad. |
| Why do you think Odysseus smiles when Penelope says “there are secrets between us no one else knows”? | Odysseus is confident that he knows what that secret is and appreciates Penelope’s wisdom in testing him. |
| What is the secret between Penelope and Odysseus? | How their marriage bed is made. |
| Why does Odysseus instruct Penelope to “go upstairs with your women and sit quietly/ don’t look outside or speak to anyone”? | News will have spread that Odysseus and his men have slaughtered the suitors, And he wants Penelope to remain safe. |
| Why does Achilles says Agamemnon had a “most pitiable death”? | Because Agamemnon didn’t die in Troy as a soldier. He was cut down in his own house. |
| Who flew to the city and told everyone what happened to the suitors? | Rumor flew. |
| According to medon, how did Odysseus manage to kill all the suitors? | With the help of the gods. |
| Who does Halitherses Blame? | The fathers of the suitors. |
| What happened the Eupeithes? | Laertes speared Eupeithes in the head. |
Books 19-24 the odyssey
April 20, 2020