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What is the most likely reason Odysseus begins his story by telling his audience how well known he is for his great deeds and who his father is?
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To make his audience respect him
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Where did The Odyssey begin?
The Odyssey begins in the present with the invocation of the poet asking for help from the muse.The story begins in Mount Olympus, where the gods (with the exception of Poseidon) are meeting.Later in book 1, we join Telemachus on the island of Ithaca. However, the direct story of Odysseus begins in book 6 with Odysseus being found in Scheria by Nausicaa, a Phaeaician princess who takes him to her father, where he begins telling the tale of his return from Troy.
Who is Odysseus father?
Odysseus' father is Laertes
How does The Odyssey begin?
Homer's epic, The Odyssey, begins with the invocation, in which the poet asks the Muse for help in telling the story. The story starts on mount Olympus, with an entreaty of Athena to Zeus, her father, asking him to aid Odysseus in escaping Calypso's island and gaining his long overdue homecoming.
Who is the father of Odysseus?
Laertes the former king of ItacaLaertes was the father of Odysseus
Who is Odysseus's father?
Oddysseus's father is Laertes
Where did The Odyssey begin?
The Odyssey begins in the present with the invocation of the poet asking for help from the muse.The story begins in Mount Olympus, where the gods (with the exception of Poseidon) are meeting.Later in book 1, we join Telemachus on the island of Ithaca. However, the direct story of Odysseus begins in book 6 with Odysseus being found in Scheria by Nausicaa, a Phaeaician princess who takes him to her father, where he begins telling the tale of his return from Troy.
Who is Odysseus's father?
Odysseus' father is Laertes
Who is Odysseus father?
Odysseus' father is Laertes
Who is the Odysseus father?
Laertes the former king of ItacaLaertes was the father of Odysseus
Who is the father of Odysseus?
Laertes the former king of ItacaLaertes was the father of Odysseus
How does The Odyssey begin?
Homer's epic, The Odyssey, begins with the invocation, in which the poet asks the Muse for help in telling the story. The story starts on mount Olympus, with an entreaty of Athena to Zeus, her father, asking him to aid Odysseus in escaping Calypso's island and gaining his long overdue homecoming.
Was Odysseus's father a god?
no his father was a king
Who is Odysseus's father?
Oddysseus's father is Laertes
Was Zeus odysseus' father?
Yes, Odysseus' father is Laertes. However, in ancient Greece, all kings come from the line of Zeus. Therefore, in a sense, Zeus is also Odysseus' father. =)
What importance of Tiresias in Odysseus journey?
because he is the father of odysseus
How is Hephaestus related to Odysseus?
Anticlea was the mother of Odysseus; her father was Autolycus, and his father was Hermes. Hermes is the brother of Hephaestus by their father Zeus.
Why did Odysseus kill his father and marry his mother?
Odysseus didn't kill his father, you're thinking of Oedipus
