Chapter 22: The Return Of Odysseus Flashcards
What happens when Odysseus and his twelve ships go against the advice of their commander and devour stolen sheep and wine from the land of the Cicones?
The Cicones come in the middle of the night and kill six men from every ship
What is the name of the cyclopes blinded by Odysseus
Polyphemus
Who is Aeolus?
He is the wind king
Who are the Laestrygonians?
They are cannibals
Who is the one man that returns from the cabin of Circe?
Eurylochus
Who gives Odysseus the magical herb moly?
Hermes
Where does Odysseus live for seven years and with whom?
He lives on Ogygia for seven years with Calypso
How is Odysseus saved from drowning after Poseidon attempts to kill him
The sea-goddess Leucothea gives him a veil to tie around his waist
Who comes across a naked Odysseus?
Nausicaa
Who is the swine-heard of Odysseus?
Eumaeus
Who is Odysseus’ son?
Telemachus
Who is the wife of Odysseus?
Penelope
Who was the main suitor of Penelope?
Antinous
How does Odysseus prove to Penelope that it is him
He told her how he built the bed with a tree stump as an immovable post
What was the name of the child of Odysseus and Circe?
Telegonus
