Table of Contents
- 1 Who is Odysseus referring to when he uses the term sovereign death?
- 2 What does Odysseus promise the dead?
- 3 What does Homer mean when he says the suitors imagines and they wish?
- 4 What is Odysseus flaw?
- 5 Did Circe and Odysseus have a child?
- 6 Who is the first person that appears to Odysseus Why does he recognize him?
- 7 How did Odysseus die in the land of the dead?
- 8 What does Odysseus say to Calypso in the Odyssey?
Who is Odysseus referring to when he uses the term sovereign death?
Whom is Odysseus referring to when he uses the term “sovereign Death”? Hades, Lord of the Underworld.
What does Odysseus promise the dead?
What does Odysseus promise to do for the “breathless dead” and Tiresias? For the breathless dead he will sacrifice his best cow once he gets to Ithaca; and for Tiresias he will sacrifice his best looking black lamb.
What warning does Odysseus get in the Land of the dead?
In The Odyssey Odysseus is warned by the blind prophet Tiresias that all of the sacred cattle of the Sun God Helios should be left alone. Tiresias says that the cattle should be avoided at whatever cost, and that if they are not, the men will all meet their doom.
Why does Odysseus talk to the dead?
Odysseus travels to the Land of the Dead to speak with the prophet Tiresias. When he gets there, he makes a blood sacrifice so that the spirits of the dead will emerge from the depths of Hades.
What does Homer mean when he says the suitors imagines and they wish?
What does homer mean when he says the suitors “imagined as they wished” in line 30? the suitors believed that Odysseus had blindly shot Antinous and that they were not in danger.
What is Odysseus flaw?
He has a tragic flaw, which can best be identified as hubris (an overbearing arrogance or misguided pride) as one of several distinguishing traits. But Achilles is a simpler character.
Why do the souls in the underworld want to drink blood?
Because of the urgency of Odysseus’ journey to the Land of the Dead, Elpenor was left unburied, and his spirit requests proper rites when the Greeks return to Aeaea. Drinking the blood temporarily revitalizes the dead; briefly they can communicate with Odysseus and speak only truth.
What feelings or thoughts does Odysseus struggle with?
Odysseus was stubborn. He was used to doing things on his own without help from the gods. He finally swallows his pride and cries out for help from the gods and the gods save his life.
Did Circe and Odysseus have a child?
Telegonus, in Greek mythology, especially the Telagonia of Eugammon of Cyrene, the son of the hero Odysseus by the sorceress Circe.
Who is the first person that appears to Odysseus Why does he recognize him?
The first human to recognize the disguised Odysseus is Eurycleia, an old nurse. She recognizes him by a scar on his leg. What is the contest that Penelope decides for the suitors and how is it a set-up?
Why does Penelope feel the need to test Odysseus even though he has abandoned his disguise?
Why does Penelope feel the need to test Odysseus even though he has abandoned his disguise? Because she wants to make sure it wasn’t a prank the gods were playing on her and she couldn’t trust the men.
How does Penelope test Odysseus to prove that he is really her husband?
When Odysseus returns, Penelope doesn’t recognize him and cannot be sure that Odysseus is really who he says he is. She tests Odysseus by ordering her servant Eurycleia to move their marriage bed. His anger, and the fact that he knows the story of the bed, proves his identity.
How did Odysseus die in the land of the dead?
When Odysseus visits the Land of the Dead, Tiresias tells him he will die a “seaborne death.” No further details are provided. When Odysseus returns to Ithaca and restores after taking care of the suitors, he must make peace with Poseidon.
What does Odysseus say to Calypso in the Odyssey?
Odysseus says these lines when Calypso tells him that he is fated to suffer if he leaves her island. Throughout the poem, Odysseus is willing to endure great hardship. These lines suggest that he sees his suffering as a “trial,” something he must endure in order to be worthy of his nostos, or homecoming. No finer, greater gift than that…
Why is Odysseus willing to endure great hardship?
Throughout the poem, Odysseus is willing to endure great hardship. These lines suggest that he sees his suffering as a “trial,” something he must endure in order to be worthy of his nostos, or homecoming. No finer, greater gift than that…
Why does Odysseus blame the gods in the Odyssey?
In The Odyssey, Odysseus constantly takes credit when things go well. Now, when a tragedy occurs, he blames the gods for making him fall asleep. What does this reveal about his character? PART TWO: COMING HOME