KEYS AH The Adventures of Odysseus, Part 2: The Cyclops

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(Ive inserted the section about Part 1 because of our canceled class time on 9/22
due to inclement weather)

The Adventures of Odysseus, Part 1, (first reading).

Questions to Answer Please the questions in complete sentences. Your answers
must reflect the question. For example, for question #1, you could start with,
Qualities I admire about Odysseus are
1. Based on your first reading, which qualities of Odysseus do you admire?

2. What role does Odysseus home play in his epic journey? Your answer should
include quotes from the reading to support your answer.

3. What lessons can be learned from the defeat of Odysseus and his men at
Ismarus?

4. ..he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of
their return; each poor ghost unfleshed by the Cicones on that field; and
six benches were left empty in every ship are all poetic ways of referring to
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The Adventures of Odysseus, Part 2: The Cyclops

The Adventures of Odysseus, Part 2: The Cyclops- the text
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A Caution: The Greeks were very graphic in their description of violence and some
of the description of how Odysseus dealt with Polyphemus is, shall we say, typically
Greek? If those sorts of details bother you, skip lines starting with I drew it from the
coals and my four fellows gave me a hand, lugging it near the Cyclops as more than

natural force nerved them:. To The Cyclops bellowed and the rock roared round
him Lines 375-390 in the linked version.

You may find it helpful to read along in your print version as it is read in the audio
version linked here:
The Adventures of Odysseus Prentice Hall translation by Fagle - audio version

Questions to Answer Please answer 1 and 2 in complete sentences and if you

prefer, make 2 lists for question #3.
1. What do you think of Odysseus plan for escaping from Polyphemus?

2. What laws of behavior and attitude does Polyphemus violate in his

treatment of the Greeks?

3. What positive and negative character traits does Odysseus

demonstrate in his adventure with the Cyclops? Hint: Make 2 lists.

Questions adapted from Prentice-Hall, Odyssey, Part 1.