Odyssey-book 5

Question 1

where do the gods sit down in Assembly?

Answer 1

on mount olympus

Question 2

what does Athene say about Odysseus?

Answer 2

athene claims that odysseus doesn’t deserve the treatment from the gods. Athene proves to be very sympathetic and cares a lot for odysseus.

Question 3

what does zeus say Athene should be responsible for?

Answer 3

for bringing back Telemachus and ensuring that the suitors sail back without killing him

Question 4

what does zeus instruct Hermes to do?

Answer 4

instructs hermes that he should be responsible for sending a message to calypso to let her know that it is time Odysseus sails home for ithaca.

Question 5

Zeus says Odysseus will have no help from who?

Answer 5

no help from men or gods and will sail back on a raft that he made himself. On the twentieth day he will reach the country of the phaeacians who will treat him like a god and take him by ship to ithaca. He will also receive bronze, gold and woven materials from them.

Question 6

When Hermes travels to Calypso’s island what is she doing?

Answer 6

weaving by a fire in her cavern in the woods.

Question 7

when hermes arrives to Calypso’s island what is Odysseus doing?

Answer 7

sitting by the sea shore crying

Question 8

what does Hermes say to Calypso?

Answer 8

Hermes tells Calypso that Zeus orders her to release Odysseus from her hold, but instead she gets angry and claims that the gods are outraged and jealous when an immortal woman sleeps with a mortal man, though they often do it themselves.

Question 9

How does Calypso believe she saved Odysseus?

Answer 9

claims she saved odysseus from death by taking him to her island, and loves him as a husband, even offering to make him immortal.

Question 10

does calypso let odysseus leave or not?

Answer 10

she lets him leave

Question 11

What does Calypso give Odysseus?

Answer 11

offers odysseus tools to make himself a raft with

Question 12

how long does it take for Odysseus to make the raft?

Answer 12

5 days

Question 13

what does Calypso give Odysseus for his travels?

Answer 13

red wine, food, clothing and wind to reach ithaca safe.

Question 14

on the 18th day of sailing where does Odysseus reach?

Answer 14

reaches the island of the Phaeacians- where posedion sees him and decides to torture him further by sending a storm.

Question 15

what does Odysseus wish?

Answer 15

wishes he had died a hero’s death on the battlefield instead

Question 16

who takes Pity on Odysseus?

Answer 16

the goddess Ino sees him and takes pity; she gives him a magical scarf that will temporarily make him immortal, and tells him to swim to shore – once he reaches land, though, he must throw the scarf back into the sea without looking

Question 17

what does Athene do to get Odysseus to reach the shore safely?

Answer 17

Athena controls the winds so that they blow Odysseus to the Phaeacian shore.

Question 18

how long does Odysseus float for?

Answer 18

2 nights and 2 days on the dawn of the third day he sees land

Question 19

who does Odysseus pray to?

Answer 19

poseidon who brings him to a safe place to climb ashore

Question 20

where does Odysseus go after he reaches shore?

Answer 20

he goes to the woods where he falls asleep

Question 21

how is the theme of xenia shown?

Answer 21

shown through the standard xenia routine that both calypso and hermes undergo- Calypso offers Hermes nectar and ambrosia- this shows how xenia is not just limited to the mortals

Question 22

what does Jenkyns mention in her lecture?

Answer 22

she talks about the difference in the expected role of the gods and goddesses in the Odyssey and the Illiad- this is evident through Calypso’s anger at the prospect of letting Odysseus go, and she challenges Hermes claiming that there is a clear contrast between gods and goddesses have mortal affairs.

Question 23

what does Graziosi claim in their ‘gods and poets in the odyssey’?

Answer 23

they claim that mortals cannot see the true gods and that even mortals such as Odysseus cannot figure out which god is controlling his fate- Other human beings are even less likely to find out how gods relate to one another. She thinks that poets such as homer give us a glimpse of what the gods are really like as they are narrating from an outside, omniscient perspective.

Question 24

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