Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. The odyssey worksheets, project, and test ereading. Homers simile in describing the tearful reunion of odysseus and telemachus cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great taloned hawk 2578 recalls the symbolic association odysseus had with a hawk in book xv. Odysseus and his crew attack the men and take captive the women of the. Check your knowledge of the events of book 20 of the odyssey by completing this printable worksheet and interactive quiz. What happens to argos shortly after he sees odysseus. The odyssey books 16 17 summary the odyssey summary the odyssey quiz all quizzes. Telemachos arrives to find eumaios chatting with a beggar. Telemachus gladly offers to give the stranger clothes and a sword. Match the following characters to the correct description. At the beginning of book 16 in homers the odyssey, who is eumaeus excited to see at his front door. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for. Eumaeus recounts odysseus s story and suggests that the stranger stay with telemachus at the palace.
The odyssey part two by homer translated by robert fitzgerald part 2 the return of odysseus twenty years gone, and i am back again odysseus has finished telling his story to the phaeacians. When odysseuss mother told him how she died, what did he do. Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, goes to the palace, and is then. Here is this stranger, i do not know who he is, come wandering suppliant here to my house from the eastern or western people. Book 16 31 how is it that odysseus is revealed to telemachus. Homer, odyssey book 21 theoi classical texts library. In penelopes archery contest, through how many axes must odysseus fire his arrow. 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.
Next section books 1720 summary and analysis previous section books 912 summary and analysis buy study. Here are worksheets and a project to help you teach or appreciate the odyssey. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. When telemachus arrives at the farm, eumaeus asks him to take care of the stranger.
It will then go on to include a summary of book 17. Odyssey discussion questions book 1 1 have the students explain where odysseus has been and why. The notion of hospitality is so strong in the world of the odyssey that guests can even be considered part of ones family. But telemachus is afraid of what the suitors might do to them. The odyssey books 16 summary and analysis gradesaver. When young dawn with her rosered fingers shone once more the true son of odysseus sprang from bed and dressed, over his. Odyssey test multiple choice identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Meanwhile at dawn odysseus and the loyal swineherd, once they had. This lesson will begin with a brief recap of book 16 of the odyssey. Perfect prep for the odyssey quizzes and tests you might have in school. Telemachus welcomes him and offers him hospitality when they get to ithaca.
Did you follow odysseus on his epic journey home from troy. The odyssey, homer page 1 comprehension darken the letter on your answer sheet of the best answer to the following. When penelope leaves, her servants carrying the shining gifts she has just received, odysseus decides to test the loyalty of her maids. Its hard to consider a person educated in the literary tradition unless theyve familiar with this classic. Book xvi meanwhile ulysses and the swineherd had lit a fire in the hut and were were getting breakfast ready at daybreak for they had sent the men out with the pigs. Terms in this set 8 where does telemachus go in the beginning of the book. The odyssey summary the odyssey books quiz the odyssey books 46 quiz the odyssey books 79 quiz the odyssey books 1012 quiz the odyssey books 15 quiz the odyssey books 16 17 quiz the odyssey books 1820 quiz the odyssey books 2122 quiz the odyssey books 2324 quiz the odyssey quotes the odyssey important characters. The map identifies real places mentioned in the poem, such as troy, sparta, and ithaca. To reflect on the odyssey and guide you through your reading. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. In the hut of eumaeus, odysseus tests the limit of his hospitality by offering to leave in. Review the information given in the summary at the top of. When telemachus came up, the dogs did not bark, but fawned upon him, so ulysses, hearing the sound of feet and noticing that the dogs did not bark, said to eumaeus. When telemachus reaches eumaeuss hut, he finds the swineherd talking with a stranger odysseus in disguise.
Read the summary below after he waits for nausicaa to go to her fathers palace, odysseus makes his way alone and encounters. Back on ithaca odysseus gives eumaeus one more test of loyalty by telling him that he plans to beg for help at the palace. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares. The internet classics archive the odyssey by homer. This study guide and infographic for homers the odyssey offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Take book by book odyssey quizzes from enotes to see how much you know. He goes there to check on his mother to see if she has finally married a suitor or is still. This quote is significant because the people clearly think odysseus is dead, but little do they know he was dressed. Homers the odyssey book 16 alex dyer, matt gilman, justin byrd, lauren brown, and miranda nelson main characters telemachus telemachus returns home from pylos and heads to a lodge. Homers epic poem the odyssey has fascinated readers and listeners for thousands of years. 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. By the time homers audience encounters odyssey 23, odysseus has revealed his identity to his son. Odysseuss encounter with the cicones after the greeks leave troy indicates that the greeks a. At night, the maids are assigned to keep the torches burning in the hallway so that the suitors.
The next day, young phaeacian noblemen conduct him home by ship. Murray 1 but the goddess, flashingeyed athena, put it into the heart of the daughter of icarius, wise penelope, to set before the wooers in the halls of odysseus the bow and the gray iron, to be a contest and the beginning of death. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The odyssey unit test multiple choice 2 points each please answer on loose leaf. A quiz about homers epic poem, the odyssey how many separate books chapters are there in the odyssey.
Book 16 back on ithaca odysseus gives eumaeus one more test of loyalty by telling him that he plans to beg for help at the palace. Eumaeus advises him to stay put until telemachus returns, due the unpredictable behavior of the suitors. People and places of the odyssey you will find it helpful to become familiar with important people and places in the odyssey before you begin reading. What is the importance of odysseuss bed in homers odyssey. 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.