Odysseus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The Odyssey Part 1 and 2 Exam Review 2024 Questions and Answers What are the seven (7) traits that define an epic hero? Give an example of Odysseus demonstrating two of these traits? - Correct Answer ️️ -1. Noble Birth, 2. Capable of Great deeds and great strength and courage 3. Great Warrior 4. Travels over a vast setting 5. National Heroism 6. Humility 7. Faces supernatural foes and/or receives supernatural help When Odysseus traveled to Troy and in the Island of Circe when Odyss...

Who wrote the Odyssey? - Correct Answer-Blind poet, Homer. In what year was the Odyssey composed? - Correct Answer-700 B.C.E. Who is the goddess who assists Odysseus? - Correct Answer-It was Athena, the daughter of Zeus. How long did it take Odysseus to complete his journey back to Ithaca? - Correct Answer-It took him 20 years; 10 years fighting in the Trojan War and 10 years finding his way back home due to his mishaps with immortal Gods. In order, where did Odysseus travel to after...

ODYSSEY PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ who does homer appeal to for inspiration? - -muse how does narrator at the beginning describe Odysseus? - -skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried on years on end what has Odysseus seen before the story even started? - -town lands, people, the sea, pretty much everything why did Odysseus fight? - -to safe his life and bring his shipmates home. who is the sun god? - -Lord Helios who is Odysseus's father? - -La...

The Odyssey Practice Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A+ What is your first impression of Odysseus? Which of his qualities do you admire? He is heroic - hero of the Trojan War. He is loyal and wants to get back to his home. Describe the events on Ismarus. The men plunder the land and, carried away by greed, stay until the reinforced ranks of the Cicones turn on them and attack. Odysseus and his crew finally escape, having lost six men per ...

The Odyssey Review Questions and Answers Who must Odysseus confront in Hades? - Answer-Tiresius Who wrote The Odyssey? - Answer-Homer What war did Odysseus leave home to fight? - Answer-The Trojan War How many years total was Odysseus away from home? - Answer-20 How many men arrived home with Odysseus? - Answer-Zero To whom do the herds of cattle belong that the men are warned not to raid? - Answer-Helios How was The Odyssey originally told? - Answer-Orally What is the s...

The odyssey part 1 Practice Questions and Answers What does the Poet Homer ask the muse? - Correct Answer ️️ -He asks the muse to sing through him to tell the story of Odysseus What happened to the heros shipmates - Correct Answer ️️ -The hero (Odysseus) shipmates feisted on the cattle of Lord Helios and Helios took from their eyes the dawn of their return. (killed them so they can never see home again) What does Calypso want from Odysseus? - Correct Answer ️️ -Calypso wants hi...

Odyssey -Honors English 9 Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A+ How long was Odysseus at war for? 10 years. How long did it take Odysseus to get home? 10 years. What is the name of Odysseus' father? Laertes. What is the name of Odysseus' hometown? Ithaca. What did Odysseus and his crew do upon arriving at the island of the Cicones? They pillaged the city. What did the Lotus plant do to the eater? It caused them to lose all longing for ho...

The Odyssey Review Questions and Answers Already Passed Who created the Odyssey? Homer Where did Odysseus go to fight the war? Troy Who is the king of Ithaca? Odysseus Who was the enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into swine, but also helped him on his journey? Circe King of the gods Zeus god of sea and earthquakes Poseidon goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare, who help Odysseus Athena The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his men Polyphemus Odysseus' father Laertes Son of Odys...

ODYSSEY STUDY GUIDE PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ What is an invocation? - -a prayer, asking the gods for something Who does Homer address in the first line and what is he asking? - -Homer address the Muse, who is the daughter of Zeus. He is asking for divine inspiration. What is the epithet used in line 3 to describe Odysseus? - -when odysseus is referred to as the wanderer Who is described in the epithet, "he who moves all day through the heaven"? - -Helios How long has...

THE ODYSSEY PART 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ What does the Poet Homer ask the muse? - -He asks the muse to sing through him to tell the story of Odysseus What happened to the heros shipmates - -The hero (Odysseus) shipmates feisted on the cattle of Lord Helios and Helios took from their eyes the dawn of their return. (killed them so they can never see home again) What does Calypso want from Odysseus? - -Calypso wants his presence since Zeus banished her to an island fo...