What goddess saves Odysseus life on the journey, and how does she do so? What do you think is the …

Book 5 Does Odysseus strike you as heroic when we see him for the first time in this book?  Explain. …

Book 4 To what place does Telemachus continue his journey, and what couple does he visit there? What is the …

Book 2 According to Antinous, what trick did Penelope play on the suitors? This trick seems devised less to drive …

What god bears a grudge against Odysseus, and why? Do you think that Book 1 indicates a universe characterized by …

What is the first characteristic of Odysseus identified by the poet? Are the opening 10 lines of Book 1 more …

What does Odysseus do as he leaves the Cyclops? What are the consequences of his actions? What happens to Odysseus’s …

Why has Odysseus left Ithaca in the first place? What happened there? What is the Invocation? Why does the speaker …

Who is Odysseus’ enemy and why? What do you think is Odysseus’ worst action of his wanderings and why? Why …

Odysseus says, “…men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war.” Explain what he means by this and give …