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Who is tiresias and what does Odysseus want from him?
he want to save him
Why did the suitors want to kill Odysseus?
Odysseus was trying to kill them all. Only by killing Odysseus could they save their own lives.
Why did Odysseus go to the Trojan war?
Helen was one of the most beautiful women in the world and had many suitors. When she chose to marry Menalaus, her father asked all the other suitors (including Odysseus) to support the marriage rights of her choice. The story goes that, after some years of marriage, Helen ended up in Troy. At that time, Menelaus asked Odysseus and the other suitors to help him bring Helen back from Troy. After the war was won, Helen and Menelaus reunited.
What was Odysseus' role in the Trojan war?
He was one if Helen's old suitors, all of which has sworn an oath to back Helen's husband to defend her honour, so when Paris abducted Helen he was forced to fight in the war. Odysseus led the armies of Ithaca in a pact to retrieve the kidnapped wife of Menelaus (Helen) back from the Trojan prince Paris. Odysseus is the iconic bronze-age Greek hero. Although physically shorter in stature than some of the other prominent heroes of the Trojan War, he was broadly-built and extremely crafty. It is this characteristic of cunning which is Odysseus' hallmark. The ruse of the Trojan Horse was the product of Odysseus' skillful imagination.
Why is Odysseus in Troy?
Odysseus was in Troy because the Greeks were having a war with the Trojans. Paris, a Prince of Troy, has "stolen" King Meneleus's (of Sparta) wife, Helen.
Who never married Helen in the Odysseus?
In the "Odyssey," Helen was the wife of Menelaus, not Odysseus. Odysseus was married to Penelope, who remained faithful to him during his long journey back from the Trojan War.
Who is Tiresias and what does Odysseus what from him?
he want to save him
Who was Helen Keller named after?
Her grandmother Helen Adams Save
How did Odysseus help Helen get a husband?
By setting up the beuity contest.
Who notices Telemachus's tears and said he looked like Odysseus?
Helen
Who is tiresias and what does Odysseus want from him?
he want to save him
Why did the suitors want to kill Odysseus?
Odysseus was trying to kill them all. Only by killing Odysseus could they save their own lives.
In the poem Ode to Helen the weary wayworn wanderer is an allusion to whom?
Odysseus
Why did Odysseus go to the Trojan war?
Helen was one of the most beautiful women in the world and had many suitors. When she chose to marry Menalaus, her father asked all the other suitors (including Odysseus) to support the marriage rights of her choice. The story goes that, after some years of marriage, Helen ended up in Troy. At that time, Menelaus asked Odysseus and the other suitors to help him bring Helen back from Troy. After the war was won, Helen and Menelaus reunited.
What was Odysseus' role in the Trojan war?
He was one if Helen's old suitors, all of which has sworn an oath to back Helen's husband to defend her honour, so when Paris abducted Helen he was forced to fight in the war. Odysseus led the armies of Ithaca in a pact to retrieve the kidnapped wife of Menelaus (Helen) back from the Trojan prince Paris. Odysseus is the iconic bronze-age Greek hero. Although physically shorter in stature than some of the other prominent heroes of the Trojan War, he was broadly-built and extremely crafty. It is this characteristic of cunning which is Odysseus' hallmark. The ruse of the Trojan Horse was the product of Odysseus' skillful imagination.
Did Odysseus save his company?
Those of Odysseus' crew who survived Troy all died on the voyage back to Ithaca.
What do Menelaus and Helen say about Odysseus' deeds in the Trojan War?
In Book IV of the Odyssey it's clear that they both feel positively about Odysseus, Helen relates a story which shows his mastery of disguise and Menelaus says Odysseus was a close friend of his and he desperately wants to see him again (as Odysseus has been missing for 10 years), the story of the Trojan horse is also told, showing Odysseus' cunning and intellect. Both of them hgave nothing but praise for him.
