On Tuesday and Wednesday this week there are benchmark tests. Homework for Thursday- read the next two chapters: Mutiny and Murder and Three Women Watching.
Please respond to the following based upon your homework; use complete sentences.
1. Explain the following simile used to describe Circe: "Life with Cire was as sweet as Lotus fruit."
2. How long exactly have the men been gone from their wives and families?
3. Why does Odysseus tell Elpinor that he will go return and bury his body?
4. Name two previously-read occasions from The Iliad that demonstrate Ancient Greek death rituals. Be very specific. These can be examples of abuse or honor.
5. What information does Odysseus' mother impart to her son?
6. Teiresias is a blind oracle. We talked about the oracle of Delphi. What exactly is an oracle?
7. How was Odysseus able to listen to the Sirens, while his men's wits did "not fly overboard?"
8. Describe what happens when the men meet Charybdis and Scylla. (use complete sentences!)
Please respond to the following based upon your homework; use complete sentences.
1. Explain the following simile used to describe Circe: "Life with Cire was as sweet as Lotus fruit."
2. How long exactly have the men been gone from their wives and families?
3. Why does Odysseus tell Elpinor that he will go return and bury his body?
4. Name two previously-read occasions from The Iliad that demonstrate Ancient Greek death rituals. Be very specific. These can be examples of abuse or honor.
5. What information does Odysseus' mother impart to her son?
6. Teiresias is a blind oracle. We talked about the oracle of Delphi. What exactly is an oracle?
7. How was Odysseus able to listen to the Sirens, while his men's wits did "not fly overboard?"
8. Describe what happens when the men meet Charybdis and Scylla. (use complete sentences!)
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