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what epithet is written in the beginning of the cyclops story? What do you
learn from it? How is dawn being personified? - ✔✔"When the young Dawn
with finger tips of rose" We learn that it is morning during a beautiful
sunrise. Dawn is personified because it is capitalized and says that Dawn
has finger tips.
Why do u think Odysseus wants to visit the land of the Cyclopes? What
does this action reveal about his character? - ✔✔He wanted to see if they
were friends or foes. He is curious, daring, and is willing to risk danger just
to see what is there.
Describe the Cyclops? What is foreshadowed by the description? - ✔✔He
is a huge brute; little resemblance to humans. He is described as a shaggy
mountain reared in solitude. This foreshadows that he could be dangerous
because he is a lawless brute.
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What does Odysseus take with him to visit the cyclops and why? - ✔✔He
takes with him his twelve best fighting men and wine. He brings men in
case there is trouble, he takes wine to either have a piece offering or
possibly disarm the cyclops.
What do you learn from the dialogue between Odysseus and his crew
about the cyclops? What is foreshadowed about the line "no pretty sight, it
turned out for my friends" - ✔✔The crew is uneasy. They think it is a bad
idea and they just want to steal the food and leave. However, Odysseus
refused because he wanted to see what was there It foreshadows that
some of his crew will perish.
What impression of descriptions of the cyclops tell you? What potential
conflict is foreshadowed by these details? - ✔✔He is doing his chores,
going about his normal day; living his domestic life. When he closes the
opening to the cave with a slab of solid rock like usual, it foreshadows that
they are trapped.
What traits does Odysseus's lie about the ship reveal? - ✔✔He can think
well on his feet and is in general, very smart.