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What do you call the belief in many gods

The beliefs in many gods is just really to follow them

Who is the father of Odysseus

Laertes the former king of Itaca
Laertes was the father of Odysseus

Who do you think was called the shaker of the earth

Poseidon

What did Poseidon do to the ship that had returned Odysseus to Ithaca

He turned it to stone as it was returning to Scheria.

Who does nausicaa tell Odysseus he must appeal to in order to get safely home
What did the soothsayer theoclymenos say concerning the fate of the wooers

he saw blood running down the wall and the shroud of death covering their bodies

How had Telemachus gained courage to inquire of Nestor about news of his father

athene had made him bold.

Who did Odysseus meet after he talked to Teiresias in the land of the dead

Immediately after, Odysseus talked to his dead mother, Anticlea.

After leaving the land of the dead, Odysseus goes back and talks to Circe.

What happened when Odysseus prayed to Zeus for a good omen

zues responded with a clap of thunder

What will happen to the wooers

they will die

What did Odysseus try to hide from Eumaeus when he recognized his dog

a tear.

What reason does the maidservant give for Odysseus bad behavior when she is addressing him as the beggar

he has had too much wine

What does the word winged most likely mean

It's got wings.

Who does Telemachus tell Theoclymenus the soothsayer he could go to at Odysseus' palace

Eurymachus

After visiting with Menelaus and returning to Nestor's home why didn't Telemachus want to see Nestor

(A+) because Nestor was so kind and loved him so that would delay Telemachus' departure

Penelope recognized Odysseus immediately true or false

False. She had finally let herself believe that Odysseus was dead, never to return, and before she cried for joy, she tested Odysseus.

What were Telemachus the neatherd and the swinherd doing while Odysseus was visiting in the garden of his father

preparing the meal
preparing the meal

What example does Penelope give that shows she has a low opinion of Antinous

(A+) His lack of hospitality for the stranger.

What is another name of shaker of the earth

Thor god of thunder. Or Poseidon. Poseidon was known as the Shaker of the Earth.

In a tale of two cities This reading passage is most likely an example of which literary terms

A+ Satire

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