Book 18 What character’s fate in this book foreshadows that of virtually all the suitors, and how so? What does …

Book 17 To whom does Theoklymenus in effect re-interpret the omen witnessed in Book 15, and what does he say? …

Book 15 Who prompts Telemachus in this book to return home and thus (to some extent) breaks the spell of …

Book 13 For what reason does Athena say she is so fond of Odysseus? How could this compliment call into …

Book 11 To what scary place does Odysseus travel in this Book, and what seer does Odysseus visit there? Why …

Book 10 What god of the winds does the first adventure in this book involve, and how does this episode …

If Odysseus represents civilization, and Polyphemus and other dangerous figures in books 9-12 represent nature, what do you think Homer …

Book 9 What does Odysseus stand to gain by telling his adventures to the Phaeacians? How does the Odyssey characterize …

Book 7 What/whom does Alcinous offer to Odysseus in this book? Book 8 Can you identify a passage in this …

Book 6 How old do you think Nausicaa is, what prompts her to go to the place where she will …