The Odyssey Part 2 Studyguide – Flashcards
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Odysseus
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A greek hero
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Argos
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Odysseus dog
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Telemachus
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Odysseus Son
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Penelope
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Odysseus Wife
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Eumaeus
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A loyal Swine
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Antinous
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Suitors
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Eurymachus
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Suitor
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Athena
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The goddess of wisdom
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Zeus
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The god of lightning
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How does Odysseus finally arrive in Ithaca?
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King Alcinious gives him a ship
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How is Odysseus disguised as he returns home? Who has disguised him?
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He is disguised as a beggar. Athena has disguised him.
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What does Athena tell Telemachus?
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She tells him to go back home and see the swine
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Why does Telemachus visit the swineherd?
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To ask about his men.
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What is the first place the Odysseus visits when he returns home?
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He heads to Eumaeus
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What does Odysseus instruct Telemachus to do?
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Pretends he doesn't know him
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Who is Argos? What does he symbolize
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Odysseus Dog and loyalty
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What does the scene with Argos reveal about Odysseus's character?
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Inspires great loyalty.
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How has Argos been treated? What happens to him?
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He has been treated horribly and he dies while laying in poop.
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What does the beggar tell Penelope about Odysseus?
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He said he has heard his is own his way home.
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What is Penelope's reaction when seeing Odysseus's bow after all these years?
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She sobbed when she saw the bow.
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Describe Penelope's test for her suitors.
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Whoever can string the bow and shoot through the 12 axe hene socket.
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Why does Odysseus decide to reveal his identity to two men before he strings his bow? Who are they?
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They longed for him to come back
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Which god does the cowherd invoke?
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Zeus
