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| In Penelope’s archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow? |
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| Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home? |
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| How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus’s journey? |
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| Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria? |
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| Who has an affair with Eurymachus? |
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| Menelaus is king of which city? |
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| Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature? |
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| How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens’ song? |
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| his crew ties him to the mast of their ship |
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| Who begs Odysseus to bury him? |
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| Of what did Odysseus’s mother die? |
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| How old is Telemachus at the start of the epic? |
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| What happens to the disloyal maids after they clean the blood from the great hall? |
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| What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage? |
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| Who kills Antinous’s father? |
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| In about what year was the Odyssey composed? |
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| Who transforms Odysseus’s sailors into pigs? |
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| Odysseus left Penelope bound for what city? |
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| Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus? |
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| Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus? |
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| He blinded his son (Polyphemus), and he has no respect for the gods |
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| Which two characters provide a point of comparison for Odysseus and Telemachus? |
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| Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso? |
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| What did Ajax do to bring disaster upon the homecoming Greek fleet? |
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| What gift does Telemachus accept from Menelaus? |
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| a silver mixing bowl, with a gold lip |
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| How long does Odysseus spend on Calypso’s island? |
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