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The Odyssey: Part 2

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The wife to Odysseus who rejected the suitors
Penelope
The suitor that pleas with Odysseus to spare their lives
Eurymachus
The faithful creature that recognized his master
Argos
The son to Odysseus who helps him fight in the battle of reclaiming him kingdom
Telemachus
The suitor that was ringleader of the pack and was shot first by Odysseus
Antinous
The Swineherd that assisted Odysseus in bringing him the bow to string
Eumaeus
The goddess that changed Odysseus from a pauper to be disguised as a beggar
Athena
Odysseus returns to Ithaca by
Phaeacian ship
Who appears to Odysseus to disguise him as a beggar
Athena
Why do they turn Odysseus into a beggar
so he could disguise as one so he wouldn't have to face him enemies at home and if anyone knew he was Odysseus he might get attacked
What quality in a servant is valued in Homers society
trust
What do Eumaeus and Telemachus do to demonstrate the importance of hospitality to Odysseus
they give him shelter and food and give up their seat on the couch for him.
When O gets changed from a beggar back to himself in front of Telemachus, how does Telemachus react
Telemachus thought they turned him into a god and freaked out, because he didn't know if he could help a mortal
"salt tears rose from the wells of longing in both men, and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great taloned hawk, whose nestlings farmers take before they fly. So helplessly they cried pouring out tears, and might have gone on weeping so til sundown"
Their comparing Odysseus and Telemachus crying to a taloned hawk crying when their nestling are taken away by farmers before they can fly
The simile "salt tears rose from the wells of longing in both men, and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great taloned hawk, whose nestlings farmers take before they fly. So helplessly they cried pouring out tears, and might have gone on weeping so til sundown" affects the reader how
it affects the reader emotionally knowing that Telemachus finally saw his dad and they're both crying, happy to see each other
Who tells Penelope that Odysseus is alive and in Ithaca
a soothsayer
how has Argos been treated since Odysseus has been gone
he hasn't been taken good care of, he's sick, not been fed, and laying on a pile of dung
What happened to Argos and how does this affect the reader
He dies, and this affects the reader, because when Argos finally gets to see his master (Odysseus) he dies, and this makes the audience sad
why does homer include Argos dying in the story
he adds the epic to the story because he wants to show how he recognized his master, and putting a plot twist of Argos dying. He wanted this to happen, because he wants to show the audience how sensitive Odysseus is, because he cries when Argos dies.
How do the suitors treat Odysseus? How does Penelope treat Odysseus?
The suitors make fun of Odysseus because he's really into his bow, and Penelope treats him with respect and supports him
What does this tell you about each persons character (Suitors and Penelope)
It shows that the suitors and rude and disrespectful, and that Penelope is caring and kind and wants Odysseus her husband back
how does Odysseus show that he is still a boastful hero when seeing Penelope again
he cant "resist praising the lost hero" because he is hubris
what is the test Penelope gives the suitors
to string Odysseus's bow and then shoot it through 12 axhelves, she knows only Odysseus can complete this task
give an example of internal conflict in the task of the bow
man vs self, because Odysseus is deciding whether or not to trust the swineherd and cowherd
what is Odysseus's entire plan to re claim his kingdom
-told Eumeus to get his bow and arrow and lock up the women
-told Telemachus to get all weapons from the suitors so they cant fight back
-then he shot Antinous with his bow, because he was the rudest to Odysseus (he hit Odysseus with a wooden stool)
-shoot other suitors
when he first gets the bow in his hand
he hits it on his hand to be sure there are no termites on it
what is the punishment for the maids
he made them clean up the dead bodies then he hung them in the courtyard
how does Penelope know that Odysseus is really himself
She tests him by asking Euryclea to move the bed (knowing it cant be moved) and odysseus flips out because the bed physically cannot be moved
the state of not believing something
incredulity
worthless
contempt
genuine; real
authentic
visually charming or quaint
picturesque
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place
siege
extending high in the air
lofty
to deprive of a right money or property by fraud
defrauded
to give a misleading appearance to
dissemble
the quality of being skeptical
incredulity
to confuse someone
bemusing
fairness
equality
tearfully or weakly emotional
maudlin
feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless
contempt
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