| Odysseus | A greek hero |
| Argos | Odysseus dog |
| Telemachus | Odysseus Son |
| Penelope | Odysseus Wife |
| Eumaeus | A loyal Swine |
| Antinous | Suitors |
| Eurymachus | Suitor |
| Athena | The goddess of wisdom |
| Zeus | The god of lightning |
| How does Odysseus finally arrive in Ithaca? | King Alcinious gives him a ship |
| How is Odysseus disguised as he returns home? Who has disguised him? | He is disguised as a beggar. Athena has disguised him. |
| What does Athena tell Telemachus? | She tells him to go back home and see the swine |
| Why does Telemachus visit the swineherd? | To ask about his men. |
| What is the first place the Odysseus visits when he returns home? | He heads to Eumaeus |
| What does Odysseus instruct Telemachus to do? | Pretends he doesn’t know him |
| Who is Argos? What does he symbolize | Odysseus Dog and loyalty |
| What does the scene with Argos reveal about Odysseus’s character? | Inspires great loyalty. |
| How has Argos been treated? What happens to him? | He has been treated horribly and he dies while laying in poop. |
| What does the beggar tell Penelope about Odysseus? | He said he has heard his is own his way home. |
| What is Penelope’s reaction when seeing Odysseus’s bow after all these years? | She sobbed when she saw the bow. |
| Describe Penelope’s test for her suitors. | Whoever can string the bow and shoot through the 12 axe hene socket. |
| Why does Odysseus decide to reveal his identity to two men before he strings his bow? Who are they? | They longed for him to come back |
| Which god does the cowherd invoke? | Zeus |
| What does Odysseus she | … |
The Odyssey Part 2 Studyguide
April 24, 2020