The Odyssey

The Test of the Great Bow

1310 BCE

What does Penelope promise the winner of the contest? Whoever is able to win her test for the bow gets to marry her. As the epic reaches its climax, two signs are sent from Olympus to indicate the god's approval of Odysseus. What are they? Zeus makes it thunder. Athena sends her shield. n setting up the test of the bow for the suitors, how is Penelope really suggesting she is looking for Odysseus? Cause, she knows that the person she's really supposed to marry could do it. who ever wins marry he

The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

1300 BCE

Why is it ironic that Odysseus should return to Ithaca in beggar's rags? It's ironic because Odysseus is a king, and some people mocked him and asked him about Odysseus because they didn't know it was him. As Odysseus approaches his home, he finds Argos lying neglected on a pile of cow manure, infested with fleas, old and very tired. This is a sharp contrast to the dog. How is Penelope's interview with the beggar ironic? It's ironic because Penelope didn't know she was talking to Odysseus.

The Meeting of Father and Son

1290 BCE

The first person Telemachus visits swineherd (Emmaus) , to see if his mother has remarried or not. The important Greek value that Telemachus' and Eumaeus' treatment of the unknown beggar reveals Mortals feared the gods and tried their best to appease them. Athena has provided a mist to cover the land so that she can privately alter Odysseus' appearance and help him hide his treasure. Athena turns the hero into an old beggar.

PART TWO: COMING HOME

1280 BCE

By ship, the Phaeacians direct Odysseus home to Ithaca after an absence of twenty years. The person that Odysseus visits was Athena meets Odysseus in Ithaca and disguises him as an old beggar so that he can gain information without being recognized. Athena tells Telemachus that he might hear news of his father,

The Cattle of the Sun God

1270 BCE

The person that owns the cattle on the island of Thrinakia is Helios, the sun god, who keeps his cattle. The consequence that Odysseus warned his men was to not eat the cattle or something bad will happen. the reason why Odysseus' men decided to kill the cattle because Eurylochus convinced the men to eat the Cattle of the Sun: it's better to die at sea from the wrath of the gods, he said than to die of hunger. Odysseus woke up to find that the men had broken their oaths and killed some cattle.

The Sirens : Scylla and Charybdis

1260 BCE

The advice that Circe told Odysseus was to hug the cliff and sacrifice six men rather than lose his whole ship. Sirens are winged monster women that are part bird part human the way they can affect u is that they can hypnotize u and cause you to crash. they way Odysseus kept himself safe when going past the sirens was to carve a cake of beeswax into bits and roll them until soft. He then places the wax

The Land of the Dead

1250 BCE

Odysseus summons the spirit of Tiresias by sacrifice. along the journey, Tiresias warns Odysseus and his crew to not eat the cattle of Helios. Odysseus travels to Hades to learn his fate from Teiresias, the blind prophet. He is told he must not touch Helios' cattle, or death and eternity will come all too soon for both him and his men.

The Witch Circe

1240 BCE

The reasoning behind why men were so drawn to Circe was because she sang so beautifully and she seemed friendly. the circes plan failed because Odysseus does not get affected by the drink. The Circe turned Odysseus' crew into pigs.

The Lotus Eaters

1220 BCE

The lotus Eaters usually have no interest in ever killing any greek but the danger they encountered was the lotus and the forgetfulness it causes when Odysseus tries to get his men back to see they get seduced by the honey-sweet fruit that wipes memory and ambition. the Lotus Eaters simply eat the fruit of the lotus plant. To avoid the problem odysseues fights the urge to eat or taste the lotus.

"I am Laertes' son...."

1210 BCE

The Tragedy that struck odysseus at sea was that he crashed his trip during a fatal storm and then he gets stuck on an island called Scheria home of King Alcinous where Odysseus gets treated as a noble guest. Ithaca is described as a wonderful island with great landscapes, villages, and small caves beside the scenery it has a great culture. Odysseus describes himself as Laertes son.

calypso, the Sweet Nymph

1200 BCE

The Trojan War lasted 10 years It was the greatest war among other wars involving approximately 100,000 men in each army as well as 1,184 greek ships and 2 important people on both sides. Odysseus is one of the most known greek gods in history after the trojan war he asserts himself as the king of Ithaca. in the story it states calypso is jealous of peneolpe odyseeus wife.

The Cyclops

Oct 9, 1230

The Cyclops was a man-eating monster with one big circular-shaped eye. When Odysseus told him of their shipwreck the first thing he wanted to know was where was the ship and where the other man was. Odysseus' plan was to get him drunk and blind him and sneak out by hiding under the lambs to when he moves the rock.

Death at the Palace

Oct 3, 1320

When Odysseus returns home, he massacres the suitors trying to marry his wife in his absence. He sees the murder as the only possible way to regain control over Ithaka. The slaughter is justified by law and gods, with Athena joining the battle to support Odysseus.