Book 1Athene Visits Telemachus

Plot

• Make a flow-chart or other similar diagram that shows the key events in this Book. You must include character and place

names as references.

Questions

• Answer these questions and provide QUOTES from the Book to support these. (Would recommend referencing the page

number of the quote).

Character and Theme

1. What immortal characters are mentioned in this Book and what role do they play?

2. What mortal characters are we introduced to and what roles do they have? (Don’t mention Odysseus at this stage)

3. What is a correct example of hospitality? Describe this.

4. Who is abusing hospitality and how are they doing this?

Social Customs - Hospitality• Xenia – Greek word for hospitality.

• Why was this concept so important to the Greeks?

• Zeus was the patron god of protecting strangers, and by extension hospitality.

Quiz 1. Who is Calliope?2. What is the name of the paragraph in Italics?3. Where was Poseidon?4. Why was he there?5. What was Aegisthus’ sin that led to his death?6. Where is Odysseus at this point?7. Who is keeping him captive?8. Why did Athene go to Mt Olympus?9. Why did the gods favour Odysseus?10. Why did Athene go to Ithaca?

Quiz 1. Who is Calliope? (The muse – goddess of epic poetry)2. What is the name of the paragraph in Italics? (proemium)3. Where was Poseidon? (Ethiopia) 4. Why was he there? (accept a sacrifice of bulls and rams)5. What was Aegisthus’ sin that led to his death? (killed Agamemnon

and stole his wife. Ignored advice of Gods – hubris)6. Where is Odysseus at this point? (Ogygia)7. Who is keeping him captive? (Calypso)8. Why did Athene go to Mt Olympus? (To convince Zeus to help

Odysseus get home)9. Why did the gods favour Odysseus? (‘Wisest man alive and most

generous in his offerings to the immortals’)10. Why did Athene go to Ithaca? (to ‘Instill spirit into Odysseus’ son’

and to send him to see Nestor and Menelaus)