____ #1 Odyssey and Aeneid: Comparison/Contrast

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Homecomings

____ #1 Odyssey and Aeneid: Comparison/contrast

1.  Who composed the Odyssey?

2.  How many years after the Trojan War was it composed?

3.  In what language was it composed?

4.  Who wrote the Aeneid?

5.  How many years after the Trojan War was it written?

6.  In what language was it written?

7.  What was Odysseus’ main goal in the Odyssey?

8.  What was Aeneid’s main goal?

9.  What adjective best describes Odysseus?

10.  What adjective best describes Aeneas?

___ #2 Odyssey: Cyclopes/Aeolus/Circe

1. What does Polyphemus do for a living?

2.  What does Odysseus tell the Cyclopes his name is?

3.  What so-called gift does the Cyclopes give to Odysseus?

4.  How do the men get out of the cave?

5.  What foolish thing does Odysseus do as he’s sailing away from the Cyclopes’ island?

6.  What gift does Aeolus give to Odysseus?

7.  What happens to this gift?

8.  When Odysseus returns to Aeolus’ land and asks for help, why does Aeolus refuse to help him a second time?

9.  What does Circe do to Odysseus’ men?

10.  Where does Circe tell Odysseus he must travel before he can reach home?

____ #3 Odyssey: Other adventures/homecoming

1.  Whom must Odysseus seek in the Underworld?

2.  What does Odysseus do so that he is able to hear the song of the Sirens without being lured to his death?

3.  How does Odysseus lose six men to Scylla?

4.  How long does Odysseus stay with Calypso?

5.  What gift does Calypso offer Odysseus to entice him to stay with her forever?

6.  On the island of Scheria, the princess Nausicaa finds Odysseus washed up on the shore. How do her parents help Odysseus?

7.  Telemachus has grown into a man—why is this important?

8.  Why does Athena disguise Odysseus as an old man?

9.  By what ploy has Penelope been putting off marrying one of the suitors?

10.  Why is the bed made from an olive tree important to the story?

____ #4 Aeneid

1.  Is Aeneas Greek or Trojan?

2.  What happens to his wife Creusa as they escape from Troy?

3.  Which goddess is Aeneas’ chief enemy?

4.  What two adventures are found in both the Aeneid and the Odyssey?

5.  What does the Carthaginian queen Dido do when Aeneas leaves her?

6.  What does the Sibyl of Cumae tell Aeneas he must have to get to the Underworld?

7.  What future does Anchises reveal to Aeneas?

8.  Why was Turnus intent on war?

9.  Who won the war?

10.  What was another name for Aeneas’ son Ascanius?

____ #5 Romulus and Remus

1.  Why did Amulius make Rhea Silvia a Vestal Virgin?

2.  Who was the father of Romulus and Remus?

3.  How did Amulius try to kill Romulus and Remus?

4.  Who saved the twins?

5.  How did Remus die?

6.  What was the rape of Sabine women?

7.  What was the fate of the traitor Tarpeia?

8.  Why weren’t the Sabines able to capture the forum?

9.  Who brought peace between the Sabines and the Romans?

10.  What happened to Romulus after he died?