Recent Odysseus Questions
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What is the source of calypso's power over odysseus in the odyssey?
2 days ago, 9:58pm - Calypso was a nymph who held Odysseus captive as her lover fo...
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What events proved quite unfortunate for Odysseus in part 2?
2 days ago, 9:34pm - Odyssey is an epic poem, written by Homer, about the adventur...
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What is a quote that tells Santiago has found his treasure in the book The Alchemist?
2 days ago, 8:54pm - Menelaos says: "No one of the Achaians labored as much as Ody...
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How does Penelope react to the news that Odysseus has returned?
2 days ago, 8:52pm - Penelope's first reaction is to test the beggar to see if he ...
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What is a quote from the book The Odyssey that tells Odysseus is back home?
2 days ago, 8:38pm - (Menelaos:) '[....] no one of the Achaians labored as much as...
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Does Eumaios believe Odysseus' tale?
2 days ago, 7:52pm - Eumaios accepts most of the stranger's story as true or likel...
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Why does Odysseus hide his identity from Eumaios? In the Odyssey?
2 days ago, 7:50pm - Because he sacked Troy with Menelaos. To keep his real identi...
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What task does Athena first set out to do in the book The Odyssey?
2 days ago, 7:47pm - Athena keeps Penelope distracted though so Odysseus can maint...
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2 days ago, 7:46pm - The poem 'The Odyssey' centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (or...
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Why does Athena now reveal herself to Odysseus in the book, The Odyssey?
2 days ago, 7:43pm - When the hero arrived home in Ithaca, Athena revealed her ide...
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What does Tiresias tell Odysseus in the Odyssey?
2 days ago, 7:21pm - Tiresias tells Odysseus of how he must get home, & of the upc...
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Why does Odysseus not let his mother come near the blood in the book the Odyssey?
2 days ago, 7:19pm - He doesn't keep her spirit away from the blood, but he tells ...
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What are at least five images or events from odysseus' battle with the suitors?
2 days ago, 6:53pm - Odysseus' largest battle was called The Iliad. All of his bat...
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Who was the main character in the Odyssey?
2 days ago, 6:06pm - Odysseus is the main character of the Odyssey, a tale which c...
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What happens on the island of cicones in the Odessy?
2 days ago, 5:02pm - Odysseus pillages the Cicones where his men become greedy, an...
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What happens to Ajax in the Iliad?
2 days ago, 5:00pm - In The Illiad of Homer, heroes such as Diomedes, Aias (Ajax) ...
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What did Laertes do in the Odyssey?
2 days ago, 5:00pm - It was Laërtes who trained Odysseus in husbandry. Laërtes's t...
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What parallels do you see between Telémakhos's and Odysseus's plights?
2 days ago, 4:49pm - Telemachus and Odysseus have similar plights in that they bot...
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2 days ago, 4:32pm - Telemachus is the Ithacan prince who longed for his father Od...
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What does Odysseus's response tell you about his feelings for his wife?
2 days ago, 3:42pm - The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attr...
