| Ermitting passage of light but diffusing it so that the objects beyond a certain point are not clearly visible | Tranluscnet |
| Highest authority | Dominion |
| A meeting place or assembly for open discussion; a public discussion with audience participation | Forum |
| To be pleasured or to get enjoyment or gratification from | Relish |
| Something that frustrates, impairs, or destroys | Blight |
| Take or done by stealth or in secret; sly | Furtive |
| A state of balance between opposing forces or actions | Equilibrium |
| A witty, severe, or sarcastic reply | Retort |
| To strengthen by adding new support or assistance | Reinforce |
| To overcome completely | Vanquish |
| Markedly, abrupt, sharp, and often harsh | Brusque |
| To separate or remove from outside influences | Seclude |
| Having a natural inclination r tendency toward something; also lying flat facing downward | Prone |
| To manage or direct the affairs of | Administer |
| To show honor or devotion to | Revere |
| Fearful of what may be coming | Apprehensive |
| Why is Zeus upset with the 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 |
| Why was Telemachus indignant when he saw Athena on the threshold of the outerporch? | He was indignant that a guest had 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 grieved lessfor him than he now does? | There would have been closure |
| Eurycleia was a prized slave in Odysseus‟s household. What was her relationship withOdysseus‟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. |
| Reflect on why Telemachus said it would be better if the Ithacans consumed all of hisresources. | 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 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 |
| Define the epithet “godlike Odysseus.” | People think he is part God because he is so brave and handsome and he is a hero |
| 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 inquire ofNestor? | Because he is Odysseus son |
| Explain why Nestor knew nothing of who survived and who was lost in the Trojan War. | He fled with all his ships. |
| What would Mentor/Athena rather do than be killed at his/her hearth? | Would rather suffer on the homeward journey. |
| When Peisistratus and Telemachus arrived at the hollows of Lacedaemon, they drove onto where? What was taking place there? | They drove on to Menelaus’s palace, where a wedding feast was about tobegin |
| To which goddess is Helen compared when she arrives in the hall? | Artemis. |
| Describe how athena helps them get over their sorrow. | She drugged them |
| Why did Telemachus go to Sparta? | to ask Menelaus what happened to Odysseus. |
| Summarize Menelaus‟s description of death for the suitors. | like a lion finding fawns in his lair. |
| What “galled” Athena? | that Odysseus was still in Calypso’s cave. |
| How does Calypso defend herself? | She saved Odysseus’s life, loved him, took care of him, and offered to make him immortal. |
| Discuss the oath that Odysseus makes Calypso swear. | that she is not planning more trouble for him. |
| How did Odysseus know where to steer his raft? | He knows what he is doing and uses the stars to navigate. |
| How was Odysseus able to make it so far across the sea without being bothered by Poseidon? | Poseidon was away with the Aethiopians. |
| To what is Odysseus compared when he is clinging to the rocks? | an octopus. |
| Who gave Odysseus the quickest release from pain and fatigue, and how did she do it? | Athena put him to sleep |
| How was Athena able to talk to Nausicaa? | She disguised herself as Nausicaa’s friend |
| To whom are Nausicaa and her attendants compared? | Artemis and the other daughters of Zeus |
| What woke Odysseus? | The girls’ screams |
| To what is Odysseus compared as he emerges from the bushes? | a weathered mountain lion. |
| To what is Athena‟s makeover of Odysseus compared? | a craftsman overlaying silver with pure gold. |
| Explain why Nausicaa wants Odysseus to wait outside the city. | They might think she’s a hoe because he’s a strange hairy man |
| Why did Athena not meet Odysseus face to face? | She didn’t wanna piss Poseidon off |
| Tell what Athena did to Odysseus as he started out for the city. | Put magic most on him so no one would question him |
| Who was the young girl carrying a pitcher? What is her significance? | Athena. so she can help him on his waywithout him being seen. |
| At what craft are the women of Phaeacia skilled? | working the loom |
| What does Odysseus ask of Arete? | for a speedy passage home. |
| To whom does Odysseus compare himself? | to the most woebegone man you ever knew. |
| How is Odysseus able to forget his troubles? | His hunger |
| In what way does Alcinous say Nausicaa was out of line? | she did not bring Odysseus to the house with her handmaids. |
| Describe Pallas Athena‟s disguise as she went through the city. | Alcinous’ herald. |
| Why did Athena pour a “shimmering grace” on Odysseus? | So no one would bother him |
| Who is the godlike singer of tales? | Demodocus |
| How well did Odysseus fare against the Phaeacian athletes? | He threw the discus further |
| How did Odysseus seal the gift chest? | with a knot he had learned from Circe |
| What did Odysseus ask Demodocus to sing about? | how Odysseus sneaked into Troy using the woodenhorse |
English Vocab and odyssey
April 20, 2020