The Odyssey Chapter 1-5

Question 0

Epic Poem

Answer 0

typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

Question 1

in media res

Answer 1

(Latin “in the midst of things”) is the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the midpoint, rather than the beginning

Question 2

Hubris

Answer 2

excessive pride of self confidence

Question 3

Kleos

Answer 3

Kleos is a term used in epic poetry that means immortal fame, but can also mean rumor or renown. A Greek soldier can earn kleos through his courage. A monument can bring kleos, as can reports of one’s offspring’s virtuous deeds.

Question 4

Epithet

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a word or phrase that describes a person or thing. An offensive word or name that is used as a way of abusing or insulting someone.

Question 5

Epic Simile

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also called Homeric simile , an extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject and to serve as decoration.

Question 6

Achaeans

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an inhabitant of Achaea.

Question 7

Aegithus

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a lover of Clytemnestra slain with her by her son Orestes

Question 8

Agamemnon

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the son of king Atreus and queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike, Orestes and Chrysothemis.

Question 9

Antieous

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leader among the suiters

Question 10

Athena

Answer 10

Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare

Question 11

Atreus

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

Question 12

Calypso

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a sea god who loved odysseus

Question 13

Clytemnestra

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She conspired with her lover Aegisthus to murder Agamemnon on his return from the Trojan War and was murdered in retribution by her son Orestes and her daughter Electra.

Question 14

Eidothea

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Eidothea is a genus of two species of rainforest trees in New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, which belongs to the plant family Proteaceae, which also includes more familiar members such as the waratahs, grevilleas, banksias, macadamias and proteas.

Question 15

Eurycleia

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She nursed Odysseus and Telemachus, Odysseus’ son. Eurycleia’s name means “broad fame,” while Anticleia means “anti-fame.”

Question 16

Helen

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The daughter of Zeus and Leda, born from an egg. In the Homeric poems she was the outstandingly beautiful wife of Menelaus, and her abduction by Paris (to whom she had been promised, as a bribe, by Aphrodite) led to the Trojan War.

Question 17

Ithaca

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The island of which Odysseus and his family lived.

Question 18

Lacedaemon

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is another word for the great city of Sparta.

Question 19

Menelaus

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In Greek mythology, the king of Sparta and the younger son of Atreus. When his wife, Helen, was abducted by Paris, he asked the other Greek kings to join him in an expedition against Troy, thus beginning the Trojan War. He served under his brother Agamemnon.

Question 20

Mentor

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a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus’ son Telemachus

Question 21

Crestes

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a hill of vineyard.

Question 22

Penelope

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the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus

Question 23

Proteus

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a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.

Question 24

Telemachus

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The son of Odysseus and his mother Penelope.

Question 25

Odysseus

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The king of the island of Ithaca and father to his son Telemachus and husband to his wife Penelope..

Question 26

Eurymachus

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a deceitful suitor of Penelope

Question 27

Nestor

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a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy.

Question 28

Athen(a)

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The patron goddess of Athens, worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, and warfare. She is often allegorized into a personification of wisdom.