The Odyssey 2

Question 1

old swineherd/friend

Answer 1

eumaeus

Question 2

athenas epithet

Answer 2

hope of soldiers

Question 3

epic similie with telemachus and odysseus

Answer 3

cry like great taloned hawk’s eggs being taken away

Question 4

what telemachus to move

Answer 4

armor/lances/gear of war

Question 5

what telemachus to keep

Answer 5

2 swords 2 shields 2 spears

Question 6

zeus epithet

Answer 6

all provident

Question 7

argus’s symbolism

Answer 7

loyalty, faithfulness, and the passage of time.
-neglection from servants

Question 8

odysseus old dog

Answer 8

argus

Question 9

what does argus status tell the reader about the people of ithaca

Answer 9

w/o leader turned lazy

Question 10

eumaeus view on dog

Answer 10

a servant is worthless without an owner

Question 11

suitor/ worst of worst/ eupeithe’s son

Answer 11

antinous

Question 12

irony in suitors

Answer 12

antinous acting like the food is his but its odysseus’s

Question 13

epic similie in penelope

Answer 13

penelopes name= flourishment to hear