The Odyssey Questions Book 9: What does Odysseus stand to gain by telling his adventures to the Phaeacians
Book 9
- What does Odysseus stand to gain by telling his adventures to the Phaeacians?
- How does the Odyssey characterize the land of the Lotus-eaters as a veritable paradise? And, why, then, is this land seen by Odysseus and others as negative, and something from which to escape? What do you think is wrong with such a place, if anything?
- How successful is Odysseus in his confrontation with Polyphemus whenever he exercises traditional (Iliadic) heroism of biê, characterized in part by taking from others and boasting? How about when he exercises mêtis? Explain.
