Book 21 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who gave Odysseus his special bow?
Iphitus a dear friend
What was Odysseus’ grandfather’s name
Autolycus
what does penelope ask “the beggar” to tell her as proof that he really met Odysseus?
What clothes he was wearing
How does Eurycleia recognise Odysseus as she’s giving him a foot bath.
She recognises him by the scar on his leg
How did Odysseus get the scar on his leg?
From fighting a boar
What does Odysseus appear as in Penelopes prophetic dream?
An eagle
When Odysseus is disguised as the beggar where does he tell penelope he comes from?
Crete
What clever trick does penelope play on the suitors to put off marrying them?
She unravels her weaving each night
What do the geese in penelopes dream represent?
The suitors
What challenge has Penelope created for the suitors?
They have to first string Odysseus’ bow and then shoot an arrow straight through 12 axes
Who apparently named Odysseus?
His grandfather
What does Telemachus (penelope and Odysseus’ son) help Odysseus do at the start of this book?
Put the weapons away in cupboards
What is the name of the slave woman who speaks rudely to Odysseus in this book?
Melantho
Which suitor is the first to try and string the bow?
Leodes
Which two suitors are the most rude and arrogant?
Antinous and Eurymachus
Who does Odysseus sneak out and talk to while the suitors are busy with the bow?
The cowherd and the swineherd
Why doesn’t Telemachus string the bow?
Odysseus gestured at him to stop
How did Zeus show his approval of Odysseus coming back?
He sent down a thunderbolt before the battle
Who is eurytus?
Iphitus’ father
How is the challenge of the axes described?
A means to their (suitors) destruction
How does penelope describe Odysseus when announcing the challenge to the suitors?
As godlike
What did she do when she retrieved Odysseus’ bow?
She wept
How do eumaeus and philoetius react to setting up the bow and the axes?
They weep as well
How did the suitors react when Odysseus disguised as a beggar suggested he string the bow?
They were disgusted and told him not to compete with them
