Who is Odysseus's son? Telemachus
When a soldier today has been missing for a long time, but not confirmed dead he is considered... MIA (Missing in Action)
How long has Odysseus been on Calypso's island? Ten years
Who helps Odysseus escape? Athena
Who is the messenger of the gods? Hermes
Who is Odysseus's wife? Penelope
What is ambrosia? The drink of the gods
What is the food of the gods? nectar
What allows Hermes to fly? Golden sandals
... A gull patrolling between the wave crests of the desolate sea will dip to catch a fish, and douse his wings; no higher above the whitecaps Hermes flew until the distant island lay ahead Why does Homer mention the gull? To show how close to the sea Hermes was flying
Even a god who found this place would gaze, and feel his heart beat with delight: so Hermes did; but when he had gazed his fill he entered the wide cave. These lines show... Calypso's island was beautiful
Who is Odysseus's father? Laertes
If you could see it all, before you go- all the adversity you [will] face at sea- you would stay here, and guard this house, and be immortal - though you wanted her forever. In these lines Homer uses... foreshadowing
Can I be less desirable than she is?109 Less interesting? Less beautiful? Can mortals compare with goddesses in grace and form? These lines show... Calypso is jealous of Penelope
Can I be less desirable than she is? 109 Less interesting? Less beautiful? Can mortals 110 compare with goddesses in grace and form? 111 These lines show... Calypso is jealous of Penelope
What is Cyclops's name? Polyphemus
Who is Cyclops's father? Poseidon
Who is the goddess of Wisdom? Athena
Then over the broad cavern floor he ushered the ewes he meant to milk. What are ewes? Female sheep
We served under Agamemnon, son of Atreus- the whole world knows what city he laid waste What city is Odysseus referring to? Troy
and drawing the sharp sword from my hip I went along his flank to stab him where the midriff holds the liver Why doesn't Odysseus stab Cyclops at this point? he realizes they would be trapped with no one to move the stone from the door
At evening came the shepherd with his flock his woolly flock. The rams as well, this time entered the cave: by some sheepherding whim- or a god's bidding - none were left outside Why is this detail important? The sheep will be necessary to help Odysseus escape
In a smithy one sees a whit-hot axhead or an adze plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam- the way they make soft iron hale and hard- just so that eyeball hissed around the spike What is a "smithy"? A blacksmith shop
In a smithy one sees a whit-hot axhead or an adze plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam- the way they make soft iron hale and hard- just so that eyeball hissed around the spike What is an “Adze”? a tool like an ax
What ails you, Polyphemus? Why do you cry so sore in the starry night? You will not let us sleep Who is speaking? other Cyclopses who heard Polyphemus screaming
When Polyphemus tells them "Nohbdy's ruined me" what do they do? they leave
When Dawn spread out her fingertips of rose These lines contain Personification, because Dawn is given human qualities (fingertips)
What do Homer and the Cyclops have in common? they are both blind
What is Odysseus's home called? Ithaca
Odysseus returns home in what disguise? A beggar
Why would Odysseus return in disguise? His home is full of enemies who might attack him
Who is the swineherd? Eumaeus
Who are the suitors? People who wanted to marry Penelope
Why did Telemachus go to Pylos? to see if Odysseus is alive or dead
Does Telemachus recognize Odysseus when he sees him? no
...she tipped her golden wand upon the man, 991 making his cloak pure white, and the knit tunic fresh around him. What just happened? Athena turns Odysseus's beggar clothes into into those of a king
Only Telemachus, uncomprehending wild with incredulity, cried out: "You cannot be my father Odysseus!" Telemachus... Does not believe it is really Odysseus
and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great taloned hawk, whose nestlings farmers take before they fly These lines contain what figure of speech? a Simile
and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great taloned hawk, whose nestlings farmers take before they fly What is being compared? The cries of Odysseus and Telemachus are compared to a hawk whose young have been stolen from the nest
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey? Homer
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Who is the speaker? Romeo
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! These lines contain what figure of speech? Metaphor
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Who is the speaker? Juliet
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet. Juliet means.... If Romeo was not named Montague, he would be just as wonderful
Juliet O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon Why doesn't Juliet want Romeo to swear by the moon? The moon changes and love should be constant
Mercutio A plague a' both houses! Mercutio curses... The Montagues and the Capulets