B11 Plot - DONE

Question 1

where does ody travel at beginning of b11

Answer 1

river of the ocean

Question 2

where is the river of the ocean

Answer 2

the land of the cimmerians

The Cimmerians are often depicted in ancient texts as a land of mist and darkness.

Question 3

what do they do once they get to the river of the ocean

Answer 3

libations

Question 4

Who is the first to appear to Odysseus?

Answer 4

Elpenor

Question 5

what does elpenor say

Answer 5

wants ody to return to aeaea and give him a proper burial

Question 6

who are the major people ody speaks with in the underworld, in order x first to last - there are 6

Answer 6

1. elpenor
2. teiresias
3. anticleia
4. agamemnon
5. achilles
6. ajax

Question 7

what does teiresias reveal (about the present/past, not predicting the future here)

Answer 7

that Poseidon is punishing the Achaeans for blinding Polyphemus

Question 8

What does Teiresias foresee for Odysseus, 2d

Answer 8

he will return home, then go on another journey

Question 9

why does teiresias say ody will go on another journey after making it home

Answer 9

to appease poseidon

Question 10

What warning does Teiresias give Odysseus

Answer 10

Not to touch the cows

Touching the flocks will lead to hardship and losing all of his crew.

Question 11

where does teiresias tell ody he shouldn’t touch the flocks or cows

Answer 11

in thrinacia

Question 12

what will happen if ody touches the flocks or cows in thrinacia

Answer 12

he will loose his crew

Question 13

who does ody speak with after talk w teiresias

Answer 13

Anticleia

Question 14

who is anticleia

Answer 14

ody’s mom

Question 15

In underworld, what does anticleia give ody

Answer 15

update on home affairs

Question 16

who does ody meet after meeting anticleia

Answer 16

Agamemnon

Question 17

what does agamemnon say to ody, 2d

Answer 17

• tells ody about his death
• give ody advice abt women

Question 18

who does ody meet after agamemnon

Answer 18

achilles

Question 19

What does Achilles tell Odysseus when they meet?

Answer 19

achilles asks for news of his own son

Question 20

who does ody meet after achilles

Answer 20

ajax

Question 21

what do we learn abt ajax, 2d

Answer 21

he killed himself after loosing a contest against ody, “over the arms of achilles”

Question 22

three of the big names of ppl ody sees in the underworld (apart form the ones that these FCs elaborate on)

Answer 22

Heracles, King Minos, Orion

Question 23

what causes ody to leave hades

Answer 23

he’s frightened by the questions from the dead