Odyssey Study Guide Part 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Odyssey Study Guide Part 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is an invocation? - Correct Answer ️️ -a prayer, asking the gods for something Who does Homer address in the first line and what is he asking? - Correct Answer ️️ - 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? - Correct Answer ️️ -when odysseus is referred to as the wanderer Who is described in the epithet, "he who moves all day through the heaven"? - Correct Answer ️️ -Helios How long has it been since Odysseus left after the Trojan War to find his way home? - Correct Answer ️️ -20 years. ten for the war, ten for wandering Who is Telemachus? - Correct Answer ️️ -Telemachus is Odysseus's son. He is now a mature grown man. Who is Odysseus patron goddess? - Correct Answer ️️ -Athena is the patron goddess. What epithet is used to describe Homer? - Correct Answer ️️ -Wayfinder At the beginning of our reading, where is Odysseus and who is he with? - Correct Answer ️️ -Odysseus is in Calypso's island. He is with Calypso. Who is sent to Calypso as a messenger from Zeus? - Correct Answer ️️ -Hermes Describe an epic or Homeric simile. - Correct Answer ️️ -a simile that takes places during many paragraphs. occurs in epic poems. (an example. on pag. 1209, compares a gull and Hermes) What is Odysseus doing when Homer introduces him to his readers? (line 40-43) - Correct Answer ️️ -Odysseus is crying. (irony: why would he want to leave the island, the goddess? he is supposed to be a tough Greek soilder) What does his emotional state reveal about his character? - Correct Answer ️️ -family friendly, lower, compassionate How does Calypso help to get Odysseus on his journey? - Correct Answer ️️ -advice and helps build a raft, food, drink To whom does Calypso compare herself to? - Correct Answer ️️ -compares herself to a mortal (Penelope) Whom does Odysseus chose? - Correct Answer ️️ -Penelope What struggle does Odysseus encounter on the sea? - Correct Answer ️️ -storms Where does Odysseus find landfall? - Correct Answer ️️ -Scheria Note the Homeric similie at the end of book 1? - Correct Answer ️️ - Who welcomes Odysseus? What story does he relate to his host? - Correct Answer ️️ -King Alcinous and daughter; his adventures. Odysseus is given the Law of Hospitatilty After telling his host about the two goddesses that have delayed his journey, he speaks in lines 24-26 about what he most values the most. What is it? - Correct Answer ️️ -his home and family Who are the Cicones and what happened when his crew engaged i