Fact Questions for
The Odyssey by Homer
The Gray-Eyed Goddess
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Who is Athena? (p. 12)
Who is Poseidon? (p. 12)
How many of Odysseus' men are left? (p. 12)
How long had Calypso held Odysseus captive? (p. 13)
The suitors say they want to marry Penelope, but what do they really want? (p. 16)
What is Penelope doing to trick the suitors? (p. 17)
What is special about the bed that Odysseus built? (p. 18)
Who is Odysseus' son? (p. 19)
What is the stranger's name who comes to the house of Odysseus? (p. 26)
What does the stranger tell Telemachus to do? (p. 30)
Who is the leader of the suitors? (p. 38)
Who is Mentor? (p. 55)
What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his father? (p. 63-64)
What was the custom of all the Greeks? (p. 71)
What does Menelaus tell Telemachus about his father? (p. 81)
Who helps Odysseus get away from Calypso? (p. 83)
What is food for gods? (p. 84)
Why does Calypso consent to let Odysseus go home? (p. 85)
Who helps Odysseus on his voyage home? (p. 97)
What is the suitors' secret plan? (p. 105)
Answers
Who is Athena? (p. 12) The warrior goddess
Who is Poseidon? (p. 12) The god of the sea
How many of Odysseus' men are left? (p. 12) None
How long had Calypso held Odysseus captive? (p. 13) 7 years
The suitors say they want to marry Penelope, but what do they really want? (p. 16) They want Odysseus' land, his livestock, his servants; they want to rule Ithaca.
What is Penelope doing to trick the suitors? (p. 17) She tells them she must finish weaving a shroud for Odysseus' father, Laertes, before she will marry anyone, but every night she unravels the work she has done that day.
What is special about the bed that Odysseus built? (p. 18) He made one of the bedposts out a tree trunk that was still in the ground.
Who is Odysseus' son? (p. 19) Telemachus
What is the stranger's name who comes to the house of Odysseus? (p. 26) Mentor
What does the stranger tell Telemachus to do? (p. 30) To go to the house of Nestor to find out what happened to his father.
Who is the leader of the suitors? (p. 38) Antinous
Who is Mentor? (p. 55) Athena
What does Nestor tell Telemachus about his father? (p. 63-64) That he knows nothing about him.
What was the custom of all the Greeks? (p. 71) To treat wandering travelers with the greatest courtesy and hospitality because one never knew when one might find themself also a wandering traveler in a strange land.
What does Menelaus tell Telemachus about his father? (p. 81) That his father was trapped on the island of Calypso.
Who helps Odysseus get away from Calypso? (p. 83) Hermes
What is food for gods? (p. 84) Ambrosia and red nectar
Why does Calypso consent to let Odysseus go home? (p. 85) Because Zeus has decreed that Odysseus must return home.
Who helps Odysseus on his voyage home? (p. 97) Ino, the White Goddess
What is the suitors' secret plan? (p. 105) To kill Telemachus on his way home
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