Table of Contents
- 1 Why do his men open the bag Odysseus has received from Aeolus?
- 2 Why does Odysseus not tell his men what is in the bag?
- 3 What order did Odysseus men disobey?
- 4 What animals lay outside of Circe’s Hall?
- 5 How did Odysseus become CIRCES lover in the Odyssey?
- 6 Who was the ruler of the winds in the Odyssey?
Why do his men open the bag Odysseus has received from Aeolus?
Aeolus presents Odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide Odysseus and his crew home. Within ten days, they are in sight of Ithaca, but Odysseus’s shipmates, who think that Aeolus has secretly given Odysseus a fortune in gold and silver, tear the bag open.
What happened with the bag of wind given to Odysseus by King Aeolus?
In the Odyssey Aeolus gave Odysseus a favourable wind and a bag in which the unfavourable winds were confined. Odysseus’ companions opened the bag; the winds escaped and drove them back to the island. Although he appears as a human in Homer, Aeolus later was described as a minor god.
Why does Odysseus not tell his men what is in the bag?
Odysseus withholds some information from his crew in order to decrease the chances that they will either fight with one another to the entire group’s destruction or mutiny with, perhaps, the same effect. For example, he does not share the information he has regarding Scylla and Charybdis.
What group of people eventually help Odysseus get back home?
Odysseus is shipwrecked and befriended by the Phaeacians. After he tells them his story, the Phaeacians, led by King Alcinous, agree to help Odysseus get home. They deliver him at night, while he is fast asleep, to a hidden harbor on Ithaca.
What order did Odysseus men disobey?
Terms in this set (6) While on Ismarus, in what ways do Odysseus’ men disobey orders? They mutiny, drink wine, and refuse to return to the ship.
How long does Odysseus stay with the God of the winds?
They stayed with Aeolus for a month, and his parting gift to Odysseus was a sack holding the winds. Aeolus freed the West Wind to blow Odysseus’s ship toward home, the men sailed for nine days, and on the tenth they caught sight of Ithaca’s shores.
What animals lay outside of Circe’s Hall?
The wild animals lying around her house are Odysseus’ men and other men. Who saves Odysseus’ men? Briefly summarize how he resists her trickery. Odysseus saves his own men by resisting Circe’s gift (potion) that turns men into pigs.
How did Odysseus get back to Aeolia in the Odyssey?
Within ten days, they are in sight of Ithaca, but Odysseus’s shipmates, who think that Aeolus has secretly given Odysseus a fortune in gold and silver, tear the bag open. The winds escape and stir up a storm that brings Odysseus and his men back to Aeolia.
How did Odysseus become CIRCES lover in the Odyssey?
Odysseus soon becomes Circe’s lover, and he and his men live with her in luxury for a year. When his men finally persuade him to continue the voyage homeward, Odysseus asks Circe for the way back to Ithaca.
Who was the Achaean that Odysseus tried to talk to?
Odysseus then tries to speak with Ajax, an Achaean who killed himself after he lost a contest with Odysseus over the arms of Achilles, but Ajax refuses to speak and slips away. He sees Heracles, King Minos, the hunter Orion, and others.
Who was the ruler of the winds in the Odyssey?
The Achaeans sail from the land of the Cyclopes to the home of Aeolus, ruler of the winds. Aeolus presents Odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide Odysseus and his crew home.