Odyssey Quiz

1.What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc.

I have learned that Greek culture has many beliefs and traditions. The Greek values is that they will offer a lamb or goat to exchange something. The gods and goddesses rule almost everything such as land, the sea, winds, the sun, etc. They are very religious and the men and women ask them for everything to help them see their way through. Also, in the Greek culture the women takes care of the house cooking, cleaning dishes, washing clothes and most importantly serving their men. The men rules the house and they make all the decisions aroud the house hold.

2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why?

When reading the Odyssey, Odysseus adventures resonated with me when we had been fighting in the war for some years and he wanted to be home with his wife, but the gods refused to let him be. He had been gone from his home for most of his life. He had to face a lot of danger, but he still had the faith that he would somehow get home. Odysseus was faced with Cyclops that giant with one big eye in the middle of
his forehead, Calypso the nymph, and Circe who wanted to have endless sex with him. He had been gone from his home for most of his life.

3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant?
This epic poem is still relevant because it is a classic in literature. Also, this poem is very enjoyable to read, and learn from. To add on to that, a lot of our literature is from the greek teaching, such as the prefix of our english words. I also think that by reading this it can enable you to learn how to write better. It also talks about everything like love, lust, hate, war, etc., mostly everything that’s going on today. In addition to that I think that a lot of stories and movies originated from this epic poem.

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4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?

Homer is an intelligent man who can tell great adventurous stories. I think that Homer in his day was a mysterious person who had mythical like dreams.

5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?

When the men were in Odysseus house trying to get Penelope to marry one them, they were mean, stubborn, and indulging in their on pride to her.

6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)

Penelope possess faithfulness to her husband, and she is very patient. She faces her troubles very calmly and takes time to think things out.

7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those
gods?

Homer's gods think and behave like they are wisest of all, and if you come to them wrong they will make you pay by teaching you a lesson you will never forget. There kind of like mortals in a way. The responsibility of the humans was to give them nothing but respect and obey them.