Characters (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards
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Nostos meaning
Nostos meaning
Hero's journey home from war
Homer's epithet for Odysseus
Homer's epithet for Odysseus
'The man of twists and turns'
Odysseus's main character flaw
Odysseus's main character flaw
Pride (and occasional recklessness)
Penelope's weaving trick
Penelope's weaving trick
Unravelled shroud each night to delay suitors
Xenia definition
Xenia definition
Sacred hospitality between host & guest
Telemachy (Books 1-4)
Telemachy (Books 1-4)
Telemachus's mini-journey seeking news of father
Athena's role for Odysseus
Athena's role for Odysseus
Divine protector & goddess of wisdom
Why Poseidon opposes Odysseus
Why Poseidon opposes Odysseus
Revenge for blinding his son Polyphemus
Duration of Odysseus's nostos
Duration of Odysseus's nostos
10 years
Bed test purpose
Bed test purpose
Penelope tests Odysseus's true identity
Odysseus's false name to Cyclops
Odysseus's false name to Cyclops
Nobody
Number of suitors in Ithaca
Number of suitors in Ithaca
Over 100
What Eumaeus represents
What Eumaeus represents
Loyal service & proper xenia