| LATEST EXAM UPDATES| 2024/25 |ODYSSEY STUDY GUIDE PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/

ODYSSEY STUDY GUIDE PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ What is an invocation? - -a prayer, asking the gods for something Who does Homer address in the first line and what is he asking? - -Homer address the Muse, who is the daughter of Zeus. He is asking for divine inspiration. What is the epithet used in line 3 to describe Odysseus? - -when odysseus is referred to as the wanderer Who is described in the epithet, "he who moves all day through the heaven"? - -Helios How long has it been since Odysseus left after the Trojan War to find his way home? - -20 years. ten for the war, ten for wandering Who is Telemachus? - -Telemachus is Odysseus's son. He is now a mature grown man. Who is Odysseus patron goddess? - -Athena is the patron goddess. What epithet is used to describe Homer? - -Wayfinder At the beginning of our reading, where is Odysseus and who is he with? - -Odysseus is in Calypso's island. He is with Calypso. Who is sent to Calypso as a messenger from Zeus? - -Hermes Describe an epic or Homeric simile. - -a simile that takes places during many