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In The Odyssey, who does Penelope say she will marry?
In The Odyssey, who does Penelope say she will marry?
- Whoever strings Odysseus’ bow
- Whoever outwits Scylla and Charibdis
- Whoever kills all her geese
- Whoever can reroute the Alpheus and Peneus rivers (correct)
What is one of Circe's magical powers in The Odyssey?
What is one of Circe's magical powers in The Odyssey?
- Creating sleeping potions
- Making ugly people beautiful
- Flying on a magic dragon
- Turning men into beasts (correct)
Where must Odysseus journey to at the end of The Odyssey in order to make peace with Poseidon?
Where must Odysseus journey to at the end of The Odyssey in order to make peace with Poseidon?
- Into the heart of darkness
- Back to Sparta
- So far inland that someone mistakes his oar for a winnowing fan (correct)
- Back to Troy, where his mistakes all began
While Odysseus is disguised as a beggar, who does Athena disguise Penelope as?
While Odysseus is disguised as a beggar, who does Athena disguise Penelope as?
What is one of the keys to dating the text of The Odyssey to the 9th/8th century BCE?
What is one of the keys to dating the text of The Odyssey to the 9th/8th century BCE?
What is 'in medias res' as a literary strategy?
What is 'in medias res' as a literary strategy?
What does the household of Menelaus & Helen at Sparta serve as in the story?
What does the household of Menelaus & Helen at Sparta serve as in the story?
According to Aurelius, how should we respond to the prospect of an early death?
According to Aurelius, how should we respond to the prospect of an early death?
What does Socrates think the process of adjustment for the person dragged from the cave will likely follow?
What does Socrates think the process of adjustment for the person dragged from the cave will likely follow?
According to Aristotle's 'On Poetics', what is a tragedy?
According to Aristotle's 'On Poetics', what is a tragedy?
Study Notes
The Odyssey
- Penelope says she will marry whoever can string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through the axes.
- Circe has the magical power to transform people into animals.
- To make peace with Poseidon, Odysseus must journey to the land of the Thesprotians and sacrifice a ram, bull, and trotting goat.
Literary Devices and Concepts
- "In medias res" is a literary strategy where the story begins in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning.
Household of Menelaus and Helen
- The household of Menelaus and Helen at Sparta serves as a model of a harmonious couple, contrasting with Odysseus and Penelope's situation.
Philosophy
- According to Aurelius, we should respond to the prospect of an early death by living in the present and not fearing the future.
- According to Socrates, the process of adjustment for the person dragged from the cave will likely follow the stages of confusion, frustration, and eventually understanding.
- According to Aristotle's "On Poetics", a tragedy is a form of drama that represents a serious action, has a beginning, middle, and end, and evokes feelings of pity and fear in the audience.
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Test your knowledge of logical fallacies and Greek mythology in this quiz. Identify logical fallacies and answer questions about characters and events from Greek mythology.
