The Odyssey by Homer

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What prevented Ulysses and his men from ever reaching home?

  • Wandering in unfamiliar cities
  • Attacking the city of Troy
  • Eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion (correct)
  • Getting lost at sea

Who detained Ulysses from returning home by keeping him in a large cave?

  • Hyperion
  • Neptune
  • Calypso (correct)
  • Jove

Which god still persecuted Ulysses without pity, preventing him from reaching home?

  • Jove
  • Hyperion
  • Neptune (correct)
  • Apollo

To which group of people did Neptune go while Ulysses struggled to return home?

<p>The Ethiopians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Ulysses desire most while he was detained by Calypso in a large cave?

<p>To return to his wife and country (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did most of Ulysses' men perish before reaching home?

<p>Due to their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the daughter of the magician Atlas that has captured Ulysses on the island covered with forest?

<p>Calypso (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which god was sent to warn Aegisthus not to make love to Agamemnon's wife and kill Agamemnon?

<p>Mercury (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action did Aegisthus take that led to his downfall?

<p>Making love to Agamemnon's wife and killing Agamemnon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Neptune still furious with Ulysses?

<p>For blinding an eye of Polyphemus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Jove acknowledge about Ulysses' capabilities on earth?

<p>He is the most capable man on earth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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