This section contains the most obstacles that odysseus must face in his journey home, which. The first is a sixheaded monster lurking in an overhanging, fogconcealed cavern. Odysseus does not discuss, at this point, why he was blown off course and unable to return directly to ithaca. Odysseus reveals his name and homeland to alcinous, and says calypso held him against his will prior to his arrival. Odysseus, with the magical help of athene, arrives in disguise at alcinooss palace, and is treated as an honored guest. Take a quiz about the important details and events in books 12 14 of the odyssey. How many men are ordered to prepare a ship for odysseus. Telemachuss ship has come to port in pylus, where he and the stilldisguised athene are greeted by the wise nestor, an aged greek counselor. She describes the obstacles that he will face on his voyage home and tells him how to negotiate them. Ive been listening to ian mckellen read the epic to me on audio, which is fantastic. Copy of odyssey book 12 collections grade 9 guiding.
The next four books books 9 12 deal with the heros wanderings and are the most widely known in the epic. The phaeacian section of the odyssey seems most likely. First set of journal questions appear on blackboard 210. She makes them promise to stay for the full day of feasting while she gives further directions to odysseus. Choosing to go around the clashing rocks, odysseus then must confront either scylla or charybdis. On circes island, eurylochus had been the sensible one and odysseus had been. Terrible monsters and challenges await odysseus and his crew in book 12, including resisting the sirens and escaping scylla and charybdis. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. The answers could then be used as discussion or turned in for a grade.
Book 12 the sirens the death of the crew themes questions 1. Within ten days, they are in sight of ithaca, but odysseuss shipmates, who think that aeolus has secretly given odysseus a fortune in gold and silver, tear the bag open. Odysseus reveals his name and homeland to alcinous, and says calypso held him. This handout asks students to answer 12 questions from book 10 of the odyssey. Who reveals to menelaus that odysseus is trapped by calypso. They have to answer on their own paper in complete sentences. Phemius, the renowned ithacan bard, outlines the tale early in the odyssey. Who discovered who odysseus really was when he was getting his feet washed. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. They had once lived in broad hypereia, neighbours to the cyclopes, arrogant men, more powerful than they, who continually attacked them. Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of books 6 7 of homers epic poem the odyssey. In book six the daughter of king alcinous, who rules the phaecians, is led by athena to find odysseus on the shore and bring him to her home. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. The odyssey study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
She cannot be defeated in battle, and she will devour at least six of the greeks, one for each of her hideous heads that feature triple rows of thickset fangs. As promised, the ithakans return to aiaia because that worked out so well the first time, recover elpenors body, and go through the proper funeral rites. A summary of part x section5 in homers the odyssey. After his crew plundered ismaros, a coastal town of the kikones, they fought the army of the kikones. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy.
The problem came when i sat down to write my summary of books 1 through 6 and couldnt work out the exact playbyplay. What warning does alcinous give odysseus at the end of the book. Poseidon stirs up a storm, which nearly drags odysseus under the sea, but the. A summary of part x section3 in homers the odyssey. What monsters will odysseus and his men encounter first, according to circe. Converted notes into questions book 6 of the odyssey learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. So noble longsuffering odysseus lay there, conquered by weariness and sleep, while athene came to the island and city of the phaeacians. These stories take up the next four books nine through twelve, the best known part of the epic. Erica schimmel show bio erica has taught college english writing and literature courses and has a masters degree in childrens literature. Further directions seems to be a euphemism for more sex. Book 10 flashback aeolus presents odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. The odyssey books 912 summary and analysis gradesaver. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war.
Shipmates, grieving and weary though you are, listen. Odysseus first encounter with phaeacian princess nausicaa and her maids. The odyssey by homer books 67 summary and analysis youtube. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nov 11, 2010 im a bit late with my first post about the odyssey for trishs readalong. Odysseus is in scheria, where he is being hosted by the phaeacean king alcinoos. Odysseus, king of ithaca, who ends up on a river on the island of phaeacia. A little publishing house near the sea, where books are an adventure. Lots of talking and cultural detail, especially about women. As he sets sail, odysseus passes circes counsel on to his men. Odyssey books 912 quiz questions flashcards quizlet. The odyssey books 46 quiz the odyssey books 79 quiz the odyssey books 1012.
Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Homer, odyssey book 6 theoi classical texts library. Athena is the only supernatural force in this book. The odyssey books 10 12 quiz the odyssey books 15 summary the odyssey books 1617 summary the odyssey summary the odyssey quotes the odyssey important characters the odyssey quiz literature literature summaries homer facts. What does odysseus ask nausicaa right after when he wakes up if nausicaa is a goddess or a. Nausicaa, the daughter, gives odysseus fresh clothes and bathes him. With super, get unlimited access to this resource and over 100,000 other super resources. What does the young girl do to help odysseus get to the palace. Odysseus returns to aeaea, where he buries elpenor and spends one last night with circe. Get unlimited access to this and over 100,000 super resources. While odysseus slumbers, alcinooss daughter, princess nausikaa, is visited by athene in. From thence nausithous, the godlike, had removed them, and led and settled them in scheria far from men that live by toil.
1598 389 1576 588 25 8 1139 19 260 1353 310 1510 10 111 1604 961 1019 184 569 1487 1523 1018