Classic Civilization Odyssey Midterm
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- Who is invoked in the first verse?
- Calliope the God of Muses
- Why is it appropriote that Odysseus is described as a man of twists and turns?
- Although he is so smart he keeps getting lost and going in different directions.
- What does Odysseus mean?
- hated or suffering
- How did Odysseus' friends destroy themselves?
- They devoured the Cattle of the Sun.
- What does Calypso mean?
- hiding or concealing
- Why does Poseidon not like Odysseus?
- He killed his cyclops son.
- What does Telemachus mean?
- fighting from afar
- What does Penelope mean?
- wigeon
- What is Telemachus daydreaming about when Athena first comes to see him?
- Odysseus coming home and kicking out all of the suitors.
- Why does Penelope berate Phermius?
- He is playing a song about the Greek heroes returning from Troy which makes Penelope mad because Odysseus hasn't returned yet.
- What does Antinous mean?
- Thinking against
- What does Wurymachus mean?
- fighting extensively
- To exult
- to rejoice
- to harangue
- to give a forceful speech
- mortified
- extremely embarrassed
- staid
- solemn
- to chafe
- to make sore by rubbing
- to balk
- to stop doing something you are expected to do
- pernicious
- destructive
- to foil
- to prevent something from succeeding
- redolent
- fragrant
- Telemachus has 2 dogs when he is at the assembly. What do they suggest?
- They will protect his property and eventually drive the suitors away
- How was Penelope deceitful to the suitors?
- She said once she finished weaving her web she would chose a suitor to marry her. They caught her unweaving it one night.
- What are the Pylians doing when Telemachus' fleet reaches Pylos?
- They are sacrificing 91 black bulls to Poseidon.
- Why were the bulls black?
- When sacrificing to an Underworld god, black was custumary.
- Why did Agamemnon and Menelaus have an argument?
- Menelaus wanted to leave Troy but Agamemnon insisted they stay a day and sacrifice to Athena for a safe voyage home.
- Why would it be important to sacrifice to Athena?
- When Troy was being sacked, Cassadra took refuge in Athena's temple and was holding onto her statue until little Ajax threw her off and raped her and the statue fell.
- How did Agamemnon die?
- He was taking a bath and his wife Clytemnesra threw a net over him while Aegithus, who was having an affair with her, hit him with an axe.
- How did Aegithus die?
- Agamemnons son Orestes killed him but was tortured by the furies.
- What is a flotilla?
- a fleet of small ships
- What is a heifer?
- female cow that hasn't had a calf
- What are the four uses for ambrosia?
- food, cleanser, preservative, and freshener
- What does Proteus turn into when he is grabbed?
- a lion, snake, leopard, boar, water, and a tree
- Why is it significant that Calypso is swearing by heaven, earth, and styx?
- she is swearing by the entire universe
- What is a brocade?
- an embroidered design
- what is an adze?
- tool for smoothing wood
- pell-mell
- in a confused way
- blithe
- carefree
- to beguile
- carefree
- lithe
- flexible
- discreetly
- in a modest way