What does Odysseus do as he and his men sail away? What is the crews’ response to this actions? Lines 390-409 14. How do they trick him into letting them out? Lines 337 - 346ġ3. Why are Odysseus and his men not able to leave the cave after they blind the Cyclops? Line 206-210 What does Odysseus tell him his name is? Why does this become important after the men blind him with the pole? Both questions: 264-281

How does Odysseus make the Cyclops fall asleep do that they can wound him? What is Odysseus planning to do with the tall piece of wood he finds in the cave? Lines 222-243 Why does Odysseus not tell him where the ship and the other men are? Lines 185-190 When the men find the cheese and sheep in the cave, what do they try to convince Odysseus to do? Why does he not go along with their idea? “The Cyclops” (For instance, what does he do for work, where does he live, are they social creatures) Lines 125-132 6. Who are the Lotus Eaters and why does Odysseus force his men to leave their island?ĥ. How many of Odysseus’s men were killed at the first location they reach after leaving Troy? (In italics) Paraphrase what Odysseus tells King Alcinous in the second stanza Lines 6-26 What point of view is this book written in? Why has this shift happened? You will turn this in at the end of class. You make work with your table partner If working in partners, only one paper is needed Write your answers down on a sheet of notebook paper. We also have here Elpenor's death and later burial, which is significant since Elpenor is also one of the characters Odysseus meets in Hades.New Coasts and Poseidon’s Sons The Odyssey-Book 9 These are also the scenes in which Odysseus' crew most clearly disobeys his orders, first by opening the bag of wind given to Odysseus by Aeolus, then by eating 'the oxen of the Sun' on Helios' island.Īt the structural center of Odysseus' tales, one finds the nekuia or the descent into the underworld. These scenes have the wind in common, first too little and then excess wind. Hosts that are not friendly at all and eat their guests, sometimes, as with Polyphemus and Charybdis, vomiting the guests back up again.

Hosts that are too friendly or seductive and prevent Odysseus' departure either by drugs (Lotus-Eaters), death (Sirens), or seductive detention (Calypso, Circe). Most, 'The Structure and Function of Odysseus'Apologoi,' Transactions of the American PhilologicalAssociation 119 (1989): 15-30.Ģ-day storm, followed by drifting (Book IX)Įlpenor's death (departure from Circe) (Book X)Įlpenor's burial (return to Circe) (Book XI)Ģ-day storm followed by drifting (Book VII, V) Ring Structure of Homer's Odyssey The Ring Structure of Odysseus' Tale (Books IX-XII)įrom Glenn W.

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