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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is Neptune still furious with Ulysses?

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

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