The war lasted ten years, and his trip home takes him another ten years because of all the obstacles that he encounters. Odysseus and his remaining men head toward their ships, but the laestrygonians pelt the ships with. The poet invokes the muse to help him tell the story of odysseus. I have a quiz on it tomorrow and it is hard to keep up with the reading. First the greeks must get past the sirens whose irresistible songs lure sailors into their islands coastal reefs. They would then kill any surviving crew by spearing them in the water or dragging them ashore to be slaughtered. As a man aches for his evening meal when all day long his brace of winedark oxen have dragged the bolted plowshare down a fallow field how welcome the setting sun to. Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if. Odysseus or ulysses in some versions travelled to their island where their crew landed. The underworld was also called hades, after its king. The odyssey books 1012 summary the odyssey by homer books 1012 summary and analysis.
Be sure you recall these details and more by taking this quiz over book 10. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. She has been featured by npr and national geographic for her ancient history expertise. Its unclear whether lamus is an ancestral king or the name of the place, but the laestrygonians laestrygones live there. First of all, it is a story that i had never read before i decided to do my story book on monsters of the odyssey.
What was so particular about king aeolus sons and daughters. Laestrygonians island following odysseus tracks in the. They would destroy boats that sailed nearby by throwing rocks down at them. Summary having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of. Antiphates and his unnamed queen made those scouts into dinner. Odysseus continues sharing the story of his journeys with the phaeacians in book 10 of homers the odyssey, including a stay with the god of the winds and meeting circe. When odysseus and his men land on the island native to the laestrygones, the giants pelt odysseuss ships with boulders, sinking all but odysseuss own ship. Secondly, it was a story that left a lot up to interpretation. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at ancient greece odyssey. The laestrygonians, mythologically speaking, are a race of giant cannibals. Book 10 141157 guided reading questions aeolus, the laestrygonians, and circe directions. Next they reach the land of the laestrygonians, who are cannibals, and only odysseuss ship and men escape alive. With the helpful winds gone, odysseus and his men were forced to row their ship.
English pop quiz book 10 of the odyssey flashcards quizlet. They arrive of the island of laestrygonians who are giants that eat humans. In it are captured all the winds that might drive the ships off. 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. Athena, back from athens, ensures attendance by spreading word that the topic of discussion will be the godlike visitor who recently appeared on the island. I dont know if i will be able to finish it tonight.
This is what homer himself means when he says of odysseus. They are giant cannibals whose king, antiphates, eats on sight one of the. Summary and analysis book 10 the bewitching queen of aeaea. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. The odyssey is an epic poem written by homer in 700 b.
Check out part ii of homers the odyssey video sparknote. Questions in bullets are optionalbut be sure to look them over, as some may show up on a reading comprehension quiz the gift from aeolus. The odyssey symbols, allegory and motifs gradesaver. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at the ancient greece odyssey webquest print page. His crew next barely escapes from the island of the laestrygonians, vicious cannibals. Odysseus tells about aeoluss gift of a bag filled with winds and about how his curious sailors opened it too early, releasing a wind that blew them off course to aeolia. Odysseuss ship is the only one that makes it out because he doesnt anchor it in the harbor and the laestrygonians destroyed all the ships in the harbor by throwing giant rocks down from the cliffs. I chose not to change the story up a lot, because i am trying to preserve the originality of homers version. 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. Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if you need help with names and places. The laestrygonians destroy all his men and boats except the one boat odysseus and. How many separate books chapters are there in the odyssey. Laestrygones, also spelled laestrygonians or lestrygonians, fictional race of cannibalistic giants described in book 10 of homer s odyssey.
Start studying english pop quiz book 10 of the odyssey. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus, master of the winds, where they are greeted warmly and hosted for a month. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Book 10 use the answers to the questions below as a guide to evaluate student understanding. This poem begins where the iliad left off, which is after the trojan war ends. The laestrygonians were giants from the north western coast of sicily. Gill is a latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and latin. After aeolus will not help them again in book 10 of homers the odyssey, odysseus and his men must row until they find the land of the laestrygonians. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Describe the land that odysseus sighted after his experience with the cyclops. The description by odysseus of women in the underworld as a flock frames them as lessthanhuman, suggesting that they have lost an essential aspect of themselves in death.
The scary and notquite human folk that the ithakans encounter in lamos on the way home from troy. Nov 07, 2010 i have a quiz on it tomorrow and it is hard to keep up with the reading. This quiz and worksheet contain questions that will assess you on book 10 of the odyssey. Where odysseus and his men go after the land of the laestrygonians. After leaving the cyclops, the men travel to the islands of aeolus, the god of winds, who gives odysseus a bag containing all of the bad winds so that his journey will send him directly to ithaca. 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. Which goddess first visits telemachus at the home of odysseus in book 1. Odysseus and his remaining men flee toward their ships, but the laestrygonians pelt the ships with boulders and sink them as they sit in the harbor.
Book 8 summary the next day, alcinous calls an assembly of his phaeacian counselors. The odyssey is an epic poem attributed to the ancient greek poet homer. What has odysseus received, where does the gift take him, and what dangers await. Eager to move on, odysseus receives an oxskin pouch from aeolus. But the land of death to which odysseus is about to journey would seem to be located on the earths surface. Odysseus and his men came upon the laesrygonian city of telepylus. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. At the assembly, alcinous proposes providing a ship for his visitor so that the man can. In book ten odysseus is still recounting past adventures to the phaecians.
Within ten days, they are in sight of ithaca, but odysseus s shipmates. 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. On the way home, what happened after odysseus felt asleep. The odyssey book 10 jason mello abby haney ziar brown dj schaffer allusions to greek gods. It follows odysseus, king of ithaca, as he makes his journey back home. Homer makes several references in the odyssey to the deceased traveling down to the realm of hades and his queen, persephone persehfoneee. Quick and easy odyssey synopsis, analysis, and discussion of.
Claude lorrain, port scene with the departure of odysseus from the land of the phaeacians 1646. Circe is helpful once more, providing supplies and warnings about the journey to begin the next dawn. Odysseus sent some scouts out to see what kind of peoples lived there. Summary and analysis book 12 the cattle of the sun. True to his word, odysseus returns to aeaea for elpenors funeral rites. In the odyssey, they live in the city of telepylus on an island that appears to be roughly shaped like a horseshoe or. The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. We learn that poseidon, god of the sea, holds a grudge though we dont know exactly why against odysseus and is making the guys voyage home a pretty difficult one. They reached a land inhabited by giant cannibals, the laestrygonians. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. They were said to have sprung from laestrygon, son of poseidon.
Please dont give me a website to go to, if you think that there is something i need to know fro a site, than just copy and paste it please, i have locks on my computer. Odyssey book 10 we came to the lofty citadel of lamus, even to telepylus of the laestrygonians, where herdsman calls to herdsman as he drives in his flock, and the other answers as he drives his forth. The search for ulysses part 10 the laestrygonians b diem art. The laesrygonians were a race of powerful cannibal giants, ruled by their king, antiphates. Laestrygones, also spelled laestrygonians or lestrygonians, fictional race of cannibalistic giants described in book 10 of homers odyssey. You will find this assessment to be a great study guide on the plot, setting, and characters of book 10. Homers the odyssey is one of the foundational works of western literature, so its probably a good idea to make sure that you understand it. Where did circe instruct odysseus and his crew to visit. In book x of the odyssey, the companions of odysseus in their 12 ships land at the citadel of lamus, laestrogonian telepylus.
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