answer all the questions below
1. When Odysseus arrived back in ithaca, how long had he been gone?
2. Which goddess meets Odysseus and warns him about the problems he will face at home?
3. How and why does she disguise him?
4. What is a suitor? How many were there? What problems do they present?
5. What did Odysseus instruct Telemachus to do with the weapons in his hall?
6. Why does Athena favor Odysseus?
7. Why does Odysseus want to keep homecoming a secret?
8. Who was Argus, and what happened to him when he recognized Odysseus?
9. Who was the ringleader among the suitors?
10. Why does one suitor warn that they should not mistreat the beggar Odysseus?
11. What does Penelope learn from the old beggar?
12. How was she able to deceive the suitors for three years?
13. What challeng does Penelope make to the suitors?
14. How devs Odysseus get revenge?
15. How does Penelope test Odysseus to make sure of his identity?
16. How does The Dawsey end?
17. Who do you think faced greater hardship- Odysseus or Penelope? Why?
1. Odysseus had been gone for twenty years when he arrived back in Ithaca.
2. The goddess who meets Odysseus and warns him about the problems he will face at home is Athena.
3. Athena disguises Odysseus as an old beggar to protect him from the suitors and to ensure his plans succeed.
4. A suitor is a man who wants to marry Penelope and become the new king of Ithaca. There were over a hundred suitors, and they posed problems because they were taking advantage of Odysseus' absence, consuming his resources, and disrupting the peace.
5. Odysseus instructs Telemachus to remove all the weapons from the hall, ensuring the suitors do not have access to them.
6. Athena favors Odysseus because he is her protege and she admires his intelligence, bravery, and cunning.
7. Odysseus wants to keep his homecoming a secret to catch the suitors by surprise and to test the loyalty of his servants and allies.
8. Argus was Odysseus' old hunting dog. When he recognized Odysseus upon his return, he wagged his tail and died.
9. The ringleader among the suitors was Antinous.
10. One suitor warns the others not to mistreat the beggar Odysseus because he suspects the beggar could be a god in disguise.
11. From the old beggar, Penelope learns about Odysseus' whereabouts and some recent events concerning him.
12. Penelope is able to deceive the suitors for three years by constantly delaying her decision to remarry and using various strategies to distract them.
13. The challenge Penelope makes to the suitors is for them to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe handles, something only Odysseus would be able to do.
14. Odysseus gets revenge by killing all the suitors, aided by his son, Telemachus, and a few loyal servants.
15. Penelope tests Odysseus' identity by stating that she will move their marriage bed outside their room, and Odysseus passionately objects, as the bed is built around a living olive tree.
16. The Odyssey ends with the suitors defeated and Ithaca restored to peace and order under Odysseus' rule.
17. Both Odysseus and Penelope faced significant hardships, but it can be argued that Odysseus faced greater hardship due to his extended absence, continuous dangers he encountered during his journey, and the challenges he had to overcome to reclaim his kingdom and family. Penelope's hardship mainly stemmed from her enduring the suitors' advances and managing the household alone during her husband's absence.