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The Od Ch. 7-8
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Undergraduate 1
01/17/2013

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Ch. 8 What was the topic of discussion Athena promises the crowds?
Definition
a godlike visitor who recently appeared on the island
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Ch. 8 What is Odysseus granted at the assembly and by whom?
Definition
a ship for returning, Alcinous
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Ch. 8 Who sings at the celebration?
Definition
Demodocus, the blind bard
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Ch. 8 What is the song at the celebration about?
Definition
the quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles at Troy
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Ch. 8 What are some of the games played?
Definition
boxing, wrestling, racing, throwing discuss
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Ch. 8 Who insults Odysseus?
Definition
Broadsea
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Ch. 8 What game does Od win?
Definition
Discus
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Ch. 8 What is the second song about?
Definition
a tryst/romance between Ares and Aphrodite
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Ch. 8 What does OD ask to hear sung about?
Definition
the Trojan Horse and war
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Ch. 9 Where do the winds take Od from Troy?
Definition
Ismarus, city of the Cicones
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Ch. 9 Who attacks at Ismarus
Definition
the Cicones
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Ch. 9 Who sends a storm?
Definition
Zeus
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Ch. 9 What happens at the Land of Lotus-eaters?
Definition
they are given intoxicating fruit of lotus
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Ch. 9 What happened to some of the crew at LLE?
Definition
he left 3 behind
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Ch. 9 Where after LLE?
Definition
Cyclopes
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Ch. 9 Who is the Cyclops?
Definition
Cyclops Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon
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Ch. 9 What does the Cyclops do?
Definition
eats two men on the spot and saves the rest for later
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Ch. 9 Why doesn't Od kill the cyclops at first?
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he is the only one strong enough to move the rock that he has placed across the door of his cave
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Ch. 9 What does Od say his name is?
Definition
nobody
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Ch. 9 What is Od's escape plan?
Definition
get Polyphemus drunk, tells him his name is Nobody, stabs him in the eye and he yells out "nobody is killing me) and blinds him for the escape
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Ch. 9 What does Od try to steal?
Definition
Milk and cheese and sheep
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