Adventures of Ulysses Chapters Flashcards

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What are Ulysses' warships described as?

Made of sails only

Iron and heavily fortified

Small and fast

Wooden and easily blown off course (correct)

Why did the ships lack food and water?

They had too much treasure, no room for necessities.

Why did Ulysses attack the Ciconians' town?

The effects of war hadn't worn off yet, they were still feeling pumped up.

Why does Poseidon first hate Ulysses?

He thinks that Ulysses is dumping the gold into the water to try to lure in his water naiads. Signup and view all the answers

Who is Morpheus?

A young god, son of Hypnos, god of sleep. He spreads sleep and dreams to everyone. Signup and view all the answers

What is the story of the Lotus Flower?

The lotus was made for Morpheus by his aunt Persephone, and the flower makes sleep and dreams. Signup and view all the answers

Describe Lotusland.

Always summer there, the people eat lotuses and sleep a lot. Signup and view all the answers

What does Morpheus see about Ulysses?

Sees his nightmares while he sleeps, doesn't want to change them because they are important. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses escape Lotusland?

Realizes that lotuses are causing sleep, and carries the men to the ship. Signup and view all the answers

What does Ulysses realize about his dream?

It showed him what was going to happen on his journeys. Signup and view all the answers

Describe the cyclops.

Giants with one eye, used to live in Olympus making thunderbolts for Zeus, but were exiled to the island and forgot how to make lightning. Signup and view all the answers

Describe Polyphemus.

The largest and strongest of cyclopes. Signup and view all the answers

How does Polyphemus catch the men?

Roasts goats over a fire, the hungry men were attracted to it, then he closed the door behind them. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses help the men escape?

Gives Polyphemus wine, makes him drunk, and stabs his eye with his sword, and when the cyclops opens the door, he hangs to the underside of the goats as they all run. Signup and view all the answers

What was Ulysses' mistake at the Cyclops' cave?

He tells Polyphemus his real name is Ulysses and not Nobody. Signup and view all the answers

Who is Aeolus?

Keeper of winds, fat, son of Poseidon, loves to party, eat, drink, fight, play games, and hear stories. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses impress Aeolus?

Ulysses tells him the stories of his adventures. Signup and view all the answers

How does Aeolus help?

Gives a bag of winds to change which direction they go. Signup and view all the answers

What was Ulysses' mistake at Aeolus?

Falls asleep. Poseidon tricks men into thinking that the bag is full of gold, and they open it, blowing the ship back to Aeolus again. Signup and view all the answers

What does Aeolus say when Ulysses returns?

Refuses to help, says his bad luck is hate from the gods. Signup and view all the answers

Describe the island and sky at Cannibal Beach.

Days pass quickly, perfect basin for docking. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to sailors that climb the tree?

They disappear, tree isn't a tree but a giant, and they got eaten. Signup and view all the answers

What happens as they try to escape Cannibal Beach?

Giants destroy 2 crews and 2 boats, only 1 remains. Signup and view all the answers

Why does Ulysses want to leave Circe's island?

The mysterious castle and howls scare him. Signup and view all the answers

What do Eurylochus and the men find when they investigate the island?

They find that the howling is from friendly wolves and lions. Signup and view all the answers

What does Circe do to the men?

Gives them food, turns them into pigs. Signup and view all the answers

Which god helps Ulysses?

Hermes, by telling him that Poseidon is cursing him because of Polyphemus and gives him a magic flower (moly) that protects him from Circe's spell. Signup and view all the answers

Why does Circe change after meeting Ulysses?

He doesn't fall for her spell, he threatens to kill her unless she turns the men back and promises to not hurt them or him. Signup and view all the answers

Who are the animals on the island?

Circe's previous husbands. Signup and view all the answers

What does Ulysses choose at the end of the chapter?

He can either leave and go to the terrible journey, or stay with her and be immortal, chooses to leave. She tells him that he must first go to Tartarus, land of the dead. Signup and view all the answers

Describe Tartarus.

In the west, no light, very foggy, rocky islands everywhere. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to Elpenor?

Climbs mast to look ahead, falls overboard, turns into a seagull and guides the boat. Signup and view all the answers

What do the men think of Elpenor?

Think Ulysses killed him on purpose, so that he would turn into the bird and guide them. Signup and view all the answers

What does Anticleia tell Ulysses?

She is Ulysses' mom, and tells him that she kept telling him she was dying and he didn't listen, and that Teiresias will be coming soon. Signup and view all the answers

What does Achilles tell Ulysses?

The next island is the Sirens, they sing but should be avoided. Signup and view all the answers

What does Ajax tell Ulysses?

His wife is courted by other men, son prisoner in his own castle. Signup and view all the answers

What does Elpenor tell Ulysses?

Narrow place between 2 rocks, right rock has Scylla who will eat 6 sailors, left rock has Charybdis, who will make a wave that can sink a ship. Tells him to go right, so he will only lose 6 men instead of all of them. Signup and view all the answers

What does Teiresias tell Ulysses?

Next island is Sicily, home of the Sun-Titan, if they steal any beef, they won't be allowed to go home. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses feel about the prophecies the dead tell him?

Doesn't believe them. Signup and view all the answers

Describe the floating rocks.

They float, they move, big enough to sink boats, they block him from avoiding Sicily, with the sun-cattle. Signup and view all the answers

What is Ulysses' plan to avoid the Sirens?

Clogging men's ears with wax, and tying himself to the mast. Signup and view all the answers

Describe the Sirens.

Sound great, look bad, look like birds with faces of girls. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses manage to get past the Sirens?

When he gets close enough, he sees how ugly they are and that overpowers the voices and he really wants to get away. Signup and view all the answers

Describe Charybdis.

Once was a naiad, daughter of Poseidon, she flooded lands turning them into oceans, and Zeus got angry and turned her into a monster. Her face is all mouth, and arms and legs are flippers. Signup and view all the answers

Describe Scylla.

Once was a naiad, Poseidon had a crush on her, Aphrodite (Poseidon's wife) was jealous and turned her into a monster; she has 6 heads and many tentacles, eats men. Signup and view all the answers

What does Scylla do to the ship?

Grabbed an oar and pulled the ship towards her, breaking them and grabbing soldiers. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses handle Scylla?

Tells sailors to keep on course, rowed on the side with broken oars. Signup and view all the answers

Why does Ulysses try to avoid Sicily?

He knows that the men are hungry and will eat the sun cattle like Teiresias warned. Signup and view all the answers

What is the biggest problem on the island?

No other food except the sun cattle. Signup and view all the answers

Why do the men eat the cattle?

Dying full is better than dying of starvation. Signup and view all the answers

How does Eurylochus trick Ulysses on Sicily?

Tells him meat was from wild stags, not from cattle. Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the men return to the ship after Sicily?

Ship destroyed by the wind. Signup and view all the answers

Where does Ulysses end up on the raft?

Gets back to the strait of Scylla and Charybdis, stays on Charybdis' side, when she drinks water, he jumps up and grabs a ledge, hangs on until she releases the water and raft again, and continues on his way. Signup and view all the answers

Where does Ulysses go on the raft after the strait?

Calypso's island, called Ogygia. Signup and view all the answers

What does Calypso tell Ulysses about her island?

Everything on it is hers including him. Signup and view all the answers

Describe Calypso.

Tall, Titan. Signup and view all the answers

What does Calypso tell Ulysses about Ithaca?

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How does Calypso convince Ulysses to stay?

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Why does Ulysses send the crow to Ithaca?

To get info about home. Signup and view all the answers

What does the crow tell him when he returns?

That his wife is being courted, but refuses to marry until she finishes the shroud, and rips the shroud on purpose so she has to fix it again. The son is trying to fight the suitors. Signup and view all the answers

What does Ulysses ask of the gods?

Prays them to kill him, Athene hears him, all gods agree to help and send Hermes to talk to Calypso, she makes Ulysses a small boat. Meanwhile, Poseidon is away in Africa. Signup and view all the answers

What does Poseidon do when he sees that Ulysses is alive?

Destroys the boat that Calypso made for him. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ino help?

Gives him the veil, he puts it on and can swim very well, when he gets to the next island he throws it into water and it returns to Ino. Signup and view all the answers

Who is Nausicaa?

Princess, refuses to marry, all suitors threaten to start war with her father. Signup and view all the answers

What does Nausicaa dream about?

Goddess Athene tells her to go to the beach to do laundry, and she will find the person to marry. Signup and view all the answers

How does Nausicaa meet Ulysses?

The girls are playing catch, the ball lands near his body, all other girls run away except Nausicaa, she takes him back to the castle. Signup and view all the answers

What do Nausicaa and Ulysses talk about?

How she is like his wife, they both refuse to marry. Signup and view all the answers

What prophecy has Alcinous (Nausicaa's father) received?

That Poseidon isn't happy and will harm trade, beware of strangers, shipwrecked, storytellers. Signup and view all the answers

How does Alcinous react to Ulysses?

Wants to kill him. Signup and view all the answers

How does Arete stop Alcinous?

Tells him that it will anger all gods, not just one, if they kill the guest. Signup and view all the answers

What is Euryalus' and the other men's plan?

To kill Ulysses and get the father's favor. Signup and view all the answers

How does Nausicaa find out who Ulysses is?

She sings about the Trojan War, and when she gets to his part, he starts crying. Signup and view all the answers

Ulysses' request to Alcinous.

A ship to sail him home. Signup and view all the answers

What does Poseidon do when he finds out that Ulysses was taken home?

Sees the ship coming back, as the ship is nearing the dock, he turns it to stone. This fulfills the prophecy in which he would disrupt trade. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to Nausicaa?

Nobody knows for sure, some say she is a bard, and traveled telling stories about Ulysses, she may have travelled to Ithaca to tell stories in the court, or married a blind bard who combined all the stories. Signup and view all the answers

What does Ulysses feel about Ithaca when he returns?

It is strange, not the way he remembers it. Signup and view all the answers

Who does Ulysses see first?

Eumaeus, his swineherd, who thinks he is a beggar but gives him a place to sleep and food. Signup and view all the answers

How does Athena help save Telemachus?

There are suitors that will ambush him when he returns home from his voyage, she tells Poseidon that they are a welcome party for Ulysses, and to screw with them by sending down a fog. Signup and view all the answers

How is the reunion between Ulysses and Telemachus?

Eumaeus tells Telemachus that the beggar has heard of his father, Ulysses reveals himself, they hug and cry. Signup and view all the answers

What is Ulysses' plan?

They will get Penelope to marry, and she will hold a contest to see who can shoot Ulysses' bow and arrow the best. Signup and view all the answers

How do Ulysses and the suitors treat each other?

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What tales does Ulysses tell Penelope?

<ol> <li>How inside the horse he was hiding with Ulysses, and the queen of Troy teased the people by tapping on the horse and imitating the voices of their wives, and Ulysses kept his cool. 2) How Circe loved him, but he still left her for Penelope. 3) How he wished she would remarry.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Describe the archery contest.

Ulysses' 12 battle axes lined up, whoever can shoot through them can marry Penelope. No one else can even string the bow, except Ulysses, and he wins. Signup and view all the answers

Who fights with Ulysses?

The suitors, he is helped by his son Telemachus and the swineherd. Signup and view all the answers

How does Ulysses' quest end?

He kills the suitors. Signup and view all the answers

What was Charybdis before she angered Zeus?

A naiad. Signup and view all the answers

What form does the monster Charybdis take?

A whirlpool. Signup and view all the answers

How did Charybdis anger Zeus?

By claiming land for her father. Signup and view all the answers

What insect does the monster Scylla resemble?

A spider. Signup and view all the answers

Who turned Scylla into a monster?

Amphitrite. Signup and view all the answers

How many of Ulysses' men are taken by Scylla?

Six. Signup and view all the answers

What does Ulysses hold Eurylochus and Perimedes responsible for?

The safety of the sun-cattle. Signup and view all the answers

What is the only animal Ulysses' men hunt successfully in Thrinacia?

Wild pigs. Signup and view all the answers

What provision do Ulysses' men find in abundance on Thrinacia?

Water. Signup and view all the answers

What stops the Hellenes from leaving Thrinacia?

A storm. Signup and view all the answers

How long are the Hellenes stuck at Thrinacia?

Thirty days. Signup and view all the answers

In Section 11 who suggests Ulysses' men should eat the sun-cattle?

Eurylochus. Signup and view all the answers

Who does Hyperion request vengeance from?

Zeus. Signup and view all the answers

What is Ulysses tricked into believing his men are eating in Section 11?

Stag. Signup and view all the answers

What destroys Ulysses' ship as it sails away from Thrinacia?

The west wind. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Ulysses and His Journey

Ulysses’ warships are wooden and prone to being blown off course.
Ships lack food and water due to excessive loot taking up space.
Ulysses attacks the Ciconians' town driven by the adrenaline of battle.
Poseidon's hatred for Ulysses stems from a misunderstanding involving gold and marine naiads.

Characters and Their Roles

Morpheus, son of Hypno, is the god of sleep who influences dreams.
The lotus flower, crafted by Persephone, causes sleep and dreams, leading to the creation of Lotusland, a paradise of eternal summer.
Polyphemus is a giant one-eyed Cyclops who once crafted thunderbolts for Zeus.

Key Events

Ulysses uses wine to intoxicate Polyphemus before blinding him, enabling the escape of his men by hiding under goats.
Ulysses mistakenly reveals his true identity to Polyphemus, leading to woes ahead.
Aeolus, the keeper of winds, assists Ulysses by gifting him a bag of winds but later refuses him further aid due to his perceived bad luck.

Challenges Faced

At Cannibal Beach, sailors disappear after climbing a deceptive tree, revealing it as a giant.
Circe, a witch, turns Ulysses’ men into pigs after they consume her food but later reverts the spell when confronted.
Moly, a protective herb given by Hermes, aids Ulysses against Circe's magic.

Divinations and Prophecies

Ulysses encounters numerous spirits in the underworld, including his mother, who shares family tragedies and prophecies.
Teiresias warns Ulysses about the consequences of stealing from the Sun-Titan’s cattle on Sicily.

Sirens and Monsters

Sirens lure sailors with beautiful songs; Ulysses uses wax in men's ears and ties himself to the mast to safely pass them.
Scylla, a multi-headed monster, devours six of Ulysses’ crew; Charybdis creates deadly whirlpools.

The Trials of Leadership

Ulysses attempts to avoid hunger in Sicily but is ultimately betrayed by his men who consume the sacred cattle, leading to divine retribution.
After the destruction of his ship, Ulysses survives by hanging onto a rock in Charybdis’ whirlpool.

Reunion and Restoration

Ulysses reaches Calypso’s island, where she offers him immortality, but he chooses to return home to Ithaca.
Upon his return, Ulysses disguises himself to assess the situation with the suitors courting his wife, Penelope.

Resolution and Revenge

Ulysses plans a contest for Penelope’s hand, set up an archery challenge that only he can win.
Assisted by Telemachus and Eumaeus, Ulysses slaughters the suitors after revealing his identity.

Final Outcomes

Charybdis was once a naiad, transformed into a monster by Zeus for claiming land.
Eurylochus misleads Ulysses' men into eating the sacred cattle, leading to calamity as foretold by Hyperion, who demands vengeance from Zeus.
Ulysses’ ship is ultimately destroyed by a fierce wind, concluding his tumultuous journey home.

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