The odyssey chapter 1-5

Question 0

Kleos

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invariably transferred from father to son; the son is responsible for carrying on and building upon the “glory” of the father.

Question 1

In Media Res

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is the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the midpoint, rather than the beginning

Question 2

Archaeans

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to refer specifically to people from the region of Achilles’ homeland, in south Thessaly.

Question 3

Antinous

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son of Eupeithes, One of two prominent suitors vying for Penelope’s hand in marriage.

Question 4

Calypso

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the daughter of Titan Atlas, who kept Odysseus him prisoner for 7 years.

Question 5

Eurycleia

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the daughter of Ops and granddaughter of Peisenor, as well as the wet-nurse of Odysseus

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Lacedaemon

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an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece, also know as Sparta

Question 7

Orestes

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was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon.

Question 8

Telemachus

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the son of Odysseus and Penelope, who search of news about his father, who has yet to return home from the Trojan War

Question 9

Nestor

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was the son of Neleus and Chloris and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor’s siblings.

Question 10

Epic poem

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a long, serious, poetic narrative about a significant event, often featuring a hero

Question 11

Epethet

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common epic elements which allow the reader to easily identify the character or object

Question 12

Aegisthus

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the son of Thyestes and of Thyestes’ daughter, Pelopia.

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Athena

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Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts

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Clytemnestra

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was the wife of Agamemnon, who she helped kill

Question 15

Helen

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was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and was a sister of Castor, Pollux, and Clytemnestra. She was known to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

Question 16

Menelaus

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was the son of Atreus and Aerope, brother of Agamemnon, and king of Mycenae

Question 17

Penelope

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the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence

Question 18

Odysseus

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Husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laërtes and Anticlea, Odysseus is renowned for his brilliance, guile, and versatility

Question 19

Hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 20

Epic simile

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a simile developed over several lines of verse, especially one used in an epic poem.

Question 21

Agamemnon

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was the son of king Atreus and queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia. He was also murdered by his wife’s lover

Question 22

Afreus

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was a king of Mycenae, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus

Question 23

Eidothea

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was a prophetic sea-nymph, a daughter of the shape-shifting sea god Proteus

Question 24

Ithaca

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an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of 120 square kilometres

Question 25

Mentor

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was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus or Heracles and Asopis. Was also the friend of Odysseus and Telemachus, who he help to find his father.

Question 26

Proteus

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the oracular Old Man of the Sea and herdsman of the sea-beasts.

Question 27

Eurymachus

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son of Polybus, is an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope,