Table of Contents
- 1 WHO recognizes Odysseus right away?
- 2 Who recognized Odysseus when he returned home?
- 3 How did Odysseus get recognized?
- 4 Who makes Odysseus extremely angry?
- 5 Does Odysseus cheat on his wife?
- 6 What happened to Odysseus and Penelope?
- 7 Why does Odysseus have a scar on his leg?
- 8 What does the name Odysseus mean?
WHO recognizes Odysseus right away?
THE ODYSSEY 13-19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how does odysseus test the suitors | comes to the castle as a beggar and see who gives and feels the most |
| who recognizes odysseus right away? how does he recognize him | the dog argos; sensed odysseus standing by |
Who recognized Odysseus when he returned home?
In Homer’s Odyssey, after Odysseus returns to his native land of Ithaca, the first to recognize the returned master is the old dog Argos, who dies immediately after recognizing his master. This occurs at Odyssey 17.290-327.
How did Odysseus get recognized?
He tells Penelope that, essentially, Odysseus had a long ordeal but is alive and freely traveling the seas, and predicts that Odysseus will be back within the month. She immediately recognizes it as the scar that Odysseus received when he went boar hunting with his grandfather Autolycus.
WHO recognizes Odysseus by a scar on his leg?
Odysseus’ nurse, who recognizes Odysseus on his return to Ithaca by the boar’s scar on his leg (Od. 19. 392 ff.), abets his killing of the suitors (21.
Why does Odysseus continue to hide his identity from Penelope?
Odysseus hides his identity because he wants to assess the situation at the royal palace before springing into action against Penelope’s suitors. When he arrives at Ithaca, it would be easy for Odysseus to reveal his true identity straight away.
Who makes Odysseus extremely angry?
Who makes Odysseus extremely angry? Antinous, because he hits him with a stool.
Does Odysseus cheat on his wife?
When Odysseus left Ithaca for the Trojan war he was married to Penelope. After that Odysseus traveled to Calypso’s island. Not only did he cheat with Calypso in addition to Circe, but he stayed on her island for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.
What happened to Odysseus and Penelope?
A large and rowdy mob of suitors who have overrun Odysseus’s palace and pillaged his land continue to court his wife, Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus. Unknown to the suitors, Odysseus is still alive. The beautiful nymph Calypso, possessed by love for him, has imprisoned him on her island, Ogygia.
Does Penelope recognize Odysseus in Book 19?
In Book 19, Penelope does not recognize Odysseus for who he is because he is disguised as a beggar. He expresses that he knows Odysseus and Penelope tests the validity of the alleged Odysseus sighting the “beggar” had by asking about Odysseus’ appearance.
Did Penelope recognize Odysseus as a beggar?
In Homer’s epic The Odyssey, Odysseus returns to the island of Ithaka disguised as a beggar. However, Odysseus does not reveal himself to his wife, Penelope. She recognizes the beggar as her long lost husband and chooses not to unveil his true identity.
Why does Odysseus have a scar on his leg?
The scar on his leg is a result of his encounter with a wild boar. Odysseus was on a hunt with Autolycus when he got injured.
What does the name Odysseus mean?
son of pain
The name means “son of pain”, according to Homer. Odysseus sometimes receives the epithet “Laertiades (Greek: Λαερτιάδης’) ‘son of Laërtes’. In the Odyssey, Book XIX (405-411) we learn that Odysseus’ name means ‘son of pain’ and his father named him that because his grandfather suggested it.