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<br><font size=3>Study Guide Questions - Discussion #2</font>
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<br><font size=3>Books 9- 16 Reconciliations</font>
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<br><font size=3>9-12 Odysseus’ wanderings, “reconciling” Poseidon’s
curse</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3>1. Book 9 - wise leader?</font>
<br><font size=3>Odysseus is often referred to as “wily, crafty and wise.”
How wise of </font>
<br><font size=3>a leader is he in the events of Book 9 concerning the
Cicones (pp. </font>
<br><font size=3>126-127), Lotus Eaters (127), and Cyclopes (128-140)?
How much of </font>
<br><font size=3>these hardships are Odysseus’ own fault? How much
of these hardships </font>
<br><font size=3>are pre-determined by prophecy?</font>
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</font>
<br><font size=3>2. Book 10 - crew morale?</font>
<br><font size=3>In Book 10, morale among Odysseus’ crew continues to
decline. How do </font>
<br><font size=3>the events of Aeolus’ bag of winds (pp. 141-143), Laestrygonians
</font>
<br><font size=3>(143-145), and Circe (145-157) contribute to the decline
in morale of </font>
<br><font size=3>the crew? What do we learn about Odysseus’ leadership
and his </font>
<br><font size=3>cleverness? Just when Odysseus is able to rescue
his crew from </font>
<br><font size=3>Circe’s bewitchment, he is notified of a very dangerous
voyage he must </font>
<br><font size=3>make to Hades. With Circe’s help, Odysseus must
consult Tiresias the </font>
<br><font size=3>prophet. Why? (see Books 10 & 11)</font>
<br><font size=3><br>
</font>
<br><font size=3>3. Book 11 - Hades</font>
<br><font size=3>In Book 11, the shades/ghosts of many reveal themselves
to Odysseus at </font>
<br><font size=3>Acheron, the entrance to Hades. Before talking even
to his mother </font>
<br><font size=3>Anticleia, Odysseus makes sure to talk with Tiresias first.
Then </font>
<br><font size=3>Odysseus allows himself to talk to his mother and other
famous Greek </font>
<br><font size=3>women who appear. What is the significance to the
plot of mentioning </font>
<br><font size=3>these various Greek heroines (pp. 164-167)? As Odysseus
continues to </font>
<br><font size=3>tell of Agamemnon, Achilles and other famous Greek men,
what does this </font>
<br><font size=3>panorama of shades suggest about the Greek concept of
Hades? of </font>
<br><font size=3>Odysseus’ own fears?</font>
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</font>
<br><font size=3>4. Book 12 - Odysseus alone</font>
<br><font size=3>How do the series of adventures in Book 12 (Sirens, Scylla,
Oxen of </font>
<br><font size=3>the Sun, Thunder & Lightning, Charybdis, Calypso)
compare to the </font>
<br><font size=3>series of adventures (Books 9-10) before Odysseus’ trip
to Hades (Book </font>
<br><font size=3>11)? Book 5 opens with Odysseus alone and Book 12
ends with Odysseus </font>
<br><font size=3>alone. Now that Odysseus has come full circle in
his flashbacks, what </font>
<br><font size=3>is the relatonship between Odysseus and his crew? How
are Odysseus’ </font>
<br><font size=3>feelings compounded by the lack of a crew?</font>
<br><font size=3><br>
</font>
<br><font size=3>13-16 Odysseus’ return to his native land, “reconciling”
with Telemachus</font>
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</font>
<br><font size=3>5. Book 13 - Ithaka</font>
<br><font size=3>In Book 13, Poseidon is not happy with the Phaeacians
for conveying </font>
<br><font size=3>Odysseus home safely. Given what happens to the
Phaeacians in </font>
<br><font size=3>response to Poseidon’s feelings, how is this action just?
What does </font>
<br><font size=3>Zeus think about it? Why does Zeus have anything
to do with this? </font>
<br><font size=3>Athena appears to Odysseus as he wakes up on his own island.
What </font>
<br><font size=3>part does she play in helping Odysseus? As clever
as Odysseus is, why </font>
<br><font size=3>would Athena’s help be necessary at this stage of the
epic?</font>
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</font>
<br><font size=3>6. Book 14 - Hospitality revisted?</font>
<br><font size=3>In what ways does Book 14 illustrate the ancient custom
of </font>
<br><font size=3>hospitality? How does hospitality in this chapter
compare with the </font>
<br><font size=3>hospitality of the Phaeacians (Books 8-13) or Nestor (Book
3) or </font>
<br><font size=3>Menelaus (Books 4 & 15)? In Book 14, Odysseus
tells two long tales </font>
<br><font size=3>about both his origin and an incident with a cloak during
the Trojan </font>
<br><font size=3>War. His stories are inspired by Athena, the goddess
of wisdom. How </font>
<br><font size=3>does Odysseus balance the level of fiction with the level
of truth in </font>
<br><font size=3>his stories?</font>
<br><font size=3><br>
</font>
<br><font size=3>7. Book 15 - Piety</font>
<br><font size=3>In Book 15, both Odysseus’ and Telemachus’ piety (i.e.
duty to the </font>
<br><font size=3>gods) is revealed in auguries (or bird signs). How
do the auguries </font>
<br><font size=3>support the intertwining of Odysseus’ and Telemachus’
lives? How does </font>
<br><font size=3>Telemachus’ piety show with respect to Theoclymenus?
How does </font>
<br><font size=3>Eumaeus’ piety show with respect to Odysseus? According
to Greek </font>
<br><font size=3>thinking, is Telemachus’ and Odysseus’ reunion left
to chance in any </font>
<br><font size=3>way? In many ways, this book is about origins. Why
do you suppose </font>
<br><font size=3>Homer chose this moment to unveil Eumaeus’ origin, Theoclymenus’
</font>
<br><font size=3>origin and even information about Odysseus’ father, Laertes
and </font>
<br><font size=3>mother, Anticleia? What do Eumaeus’ and Theoclymenus’
stories tell us </font>
<br><font size=3>about nobility as an inner quality or characteristic of
a person?</font>
<br><font size=3><br>
</font>
<br><font size=3>8. Book 16 - Telemachus and Odysseus</font>
<br><font size=3>As dawn breaks at the opening of Book 16, Telemachus arrives
safely to </font>
<br><font size=3>the swineherd’s hut. Before the day is over, he
will be re-united </font>
<br><font size=3>with his father Odysseus. Having been only an infant
when Odysseus </font>
<br><font size=3>left for Troy, how does Telemachus recognize his father?
Why then </font>
<br><font size=3>does he still doubt his senses? (see pp. 245-246).
How is Penelope’s </font>
<br><font size=3>character defined in this book? Ignorant of Odysseus’
return, what do </font>
<br><font size=3>Penelope’s actions reveal about her situation with the
suitors? How </font>
<br><font size=3>does Eurymachus’ pretending contrast with Penelope’s
honesty about the </font>
<br><font size=3>situation? By the end of the day, Eumaeus returns
to his hut and </font>
<br><font size=3>Telemachus asks about the plot against him by the suitors.
How do </font>
<br><font size=3>Telemachus’ and Odysseus’ pretending contrast with Eumaeus’
honesty </font>
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