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Poseidon is in Ethiopia.
Odysseus is trapped on Calypso's island of Ogygia.
Queen Penelope is being beseeched by over a hundred suitors.
Odysseus has no ship, and is without meaningful possessions.
All of the Greeks who survived the Trojan War have returned home or been killed, or settled down along the way, except for Odysseus.
Agamemnon has already been betrayed by Clymestra and killed.
The blind Theban prophet Teiresias is dead.
The cyclops Polyphemus has already been blinded by Odysseus.
All of Odysseus' crew has already died.
Odysseus has not yet met Nausicaa or the Phaecians.
Telemachus is still not considered a full grown man.
Zeus is ruling in the heavens.
Both Greater Ajax and Lesser Ajax have died.
The Cicones have already driven Odysseus and his men from Ismarus.
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∙ 8y agoPoseidon is in Ethiopia. Odysseus is trapped on Calypso's island of Ogygia. Queen Penelope is being beseeched by over a hundred suitors. Odysseus has no ship, and is without meaningful possessions. All of the Greeks who survived the Trojan War have returned home or been killed, or settled down along the way, except for Odysseus. Agamemnon has already been betrayed by Clymestra and killed. The blind Theban prophet Teiresias is dead. The cyclops Polyphemus has already been blinded by Odysseus. All of Odysseus' crew has already died. Odysseus has not yet met Nausicaa or the Phaecians. Telemachus is still not considered a full grown man. Zeus is ruling in the heavens. Both Greater Ajax and Lesser Ajax have died. The Cicones have already driven Odysseus and his men from Ismarus.
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What is true about the greek society at the time the odyssey was composed?
Greeks thought gods interfered and had an interest in human events
What happened before the beginning of The Odyssey?
The events of the Iliad all take place before the Odyssey. The war at Troy has ended, with the Greeks victorious; the Greeks sack the city. Technically, the start of the Odyssey starts many years after the war at Troy ends. By this time, most of Odysseus' journey is already over, although we do not yet know of these events. It is hard to give away more of the events without spoiling the narrative of the story.
At the beginning of The Odyssey Poseidon is?
At the beginning of the Odyssey, Poseidon is in Ethiopia.That's why Athena brings up Odysseus with Zeus at that point, so that Poseidon can't interfere.
From which of the can you most reliably infer that Greeks at the time of The Odyssey had an interest in travel?
From the widerange setting of events in the odyssey
Who was holding Odysseus captive at the beginning of The Odyssey?
Calypso
What events happen at the beginning of The Odyssey?
The Odyssey begins at the end of the Trojan War.
Is The Odyssey a true story or a myth?
The Odyssey is a poem written by Homer and is not based on actual events
What is true of events in Homer's Odyssey?
They took place in different locations all over the Mediterranean
What is true about the greek society at the time the odyssey was composed?
Greeks thought gods interfered and had an interest in human events
What events are the Iliad and the Odyssey based on?
The Iliad and Odyssey are based on the siege of Troy and the resultant events.
At the beginning of the odyssey what happen?
The Odyssey begins at the end of the Trojan War.
What happened before the beginning of The Odyssey?
The events of the Iliad all take place before the Odyssey. The war at Troy has ended, with the Greeks victorious; the Greeks sack the city. Technically, the start of the Odyssey starts many years after the war at Troy ends. By this time, most of Odysseus' journey is already over, although we do not yet know of these events. It is hard to give away more of the events without spoiling the narrative of the story.
When a story is in chronological order the events are revealed in real time from beginning to end in the order that they occur true or false?
true
Where is the Odysseus when the odyssey begins?
Odysseus is trapped on the lush island of Ogygia, by the nymph Calypso at the beginning of The Odyssey.
What is the setting for the beginning of odyssey?
mount Olympus
At the beginning of The Odyssey Poseidon is?
At the beginning of the Odyssey, Poseidon is in Ethiopia.That's why Athena brings up Odysseus with Zeus at that point, so that Poseidon can't interfere.
What events occur in book 1 of the odyssey?
yes
