| Allcinoos | Who is the king of Scheria? (The people are called Paeacians.) |
| Nausicaa | Who is the king’s daughter? |
| To go to the river to wash her clothes to look more attractive. | What does Athena tell Nausicaa to do? |
| Girls with Nausicaa were shouting | Why does Odysseus wake up? |
| He is naked and the girls run away except for Nauiscaa | Why is he embarrassed? |
| Athena givers her courage | All the girls are frightened by Odysseus except Nausicaa? Why isn’t she afraid of him? |
| To leave so that he can bathe alone | What does Odysseus ask of Nausicaa? |
| rub in oil | What customs do the ancient Greeks follow after bathing? |
| Athena makes him look handsome | What does Athena do to Odysseus after he has bathed? |
| Their ships. | For what are the Phaeacians best known? |
| Afraid of causing a scene with a random stranger. | Why does Nausicaa tell Odysseus they should not enter the city together? |
| The queen Arete | Who does Nausicaa say Odysseus should greet first when he enters the house of Alcinous? |
| Athena accompanies him | What does Athena do to Odysseys to keep any Phaeacians from bothering him as he makes his way to the palace? |
| The little girl who is Athena | Who gives Odysseus directions to the palace? Disguised as what? |
| King Alkinoos and Queen Arete | Whose interest must Odysseus secure to ensure his return to Ithaca? |
| making shops and how fast they are | For what skill are the Phaeacian men known? |
| Drops to his knees and begs to go on a ship back to Ithaca. | What does Odysseus do as soon as he reaches King Alcinous and Queen Arete? |
| He is wearing the clothes that the queen gave to Nausicaa | What makes Arete suspicious of Odysseus? |
| Because she did not accompany him to the palace. | After hearing Odysseus’ story about his journey from Ogygia, whys is King Alcinous upset with Nausicaa? |
| There will be no strain and he will see that Phaeacian ships are the best, also the trip will be quick. | How does Alcinous describe Odysseus’ trip home? |
| a fear of foreigners or strangers. | Define “xenophobia.” |
| Athene takes on the disguise of the town crier and goes around the city shouting the news of the stranger’s coming and the upcoming feast. | What is Athena doing when the book opens? |
| instills in him a desire to prove himself worthy of any challenge.. | What does Athena do to help Odysseus when he appears before the parliament? |
| provides a ship to Odysseus so he can return home. | What instructions does Alcinous give the parliament? |
| -demodocus because it was believed that Homer was blind also. | In the epic, Homer is represented. Who is Homer supposed to be? |
| -He cries because of the song he sang about Achilles and himself at Troy. | How does Odysseus react to this man? |
| -They play a variety of games. | What do the people do after they have eaten? |
| -boxing,wrestling,racing, and throwing of the dicus | Name the main events. |
| -They insult Odysseus when it is his turn to perform | What do Laodamas and Broadsea do? |
| He declines | What is Odysseus’ initial response? |
| -wins the dicuss toss and challenges the Phaecian athletes to any other form of competition they choose. | Then what does Odysseus actually do? |
| -song and dance | At what does Alcinous say his people excel? |
| -Aphrodite is having an affair with Ares | Why does Hephaestus punish Ares and Aphrodite? |
| – Shamed them in front of the gods by trapping them in a net | What is there punishment? |
| -sword,fresh cloak,shirt,and bar of quote | What gifts are the princes to give Odysseus? |
| The Trojan Horse | hat story does Odysseus ask Demodocus to sing? |
| -He starts crying | What is Odysseus’ response? |
| -who Odysseus is,where he is from, and where he is going. | What does Alcinous ask Odysseus? |
| -they steer themselves, they have no steering or steersmen | What is so special about the Phaeacian ships? |
| -That Poseidon will crush a well built ship that was sailing home. | What is the prophecy that Alcinous tells to Odysseus? |
The Odyssey Book 6-8
April 21, 2020