Odyssey Book 1 Character study 0.0 / 5 ? Classical CivilizationOdysseyASAQA Created by: emilybacheeCreated on: 29-03-14 12:05 Poseidon-Book 1 Holds a grudge 1 of 40 Poseidon-Book 1 Makes Odysseus' journey difficult 2 of 40 Poseidon-Book 1 Powerful 3 of 40 Poseidon-Book 1 Not on Mount Olympus - in Ethiopia 4 of 40 Poseidon-Book 1 Angry at Odysseus for blinding his son 5 of 40 Poseidon-Book 1 Not going to win as the other gods like Odysseus too much 6 of 40 Poseidon-Book 1 God of Earthquakes 7 of 40 Odysseus-Book 1 6 - Tragic hero "He failed to save those comrades, in spite of all his efforts" 8 of 40 Odysseus-Book 1 Enduring- Tells Telemachus that Odysseus will return soon and nothing will stop him 9 of 40 Odysseus-Book 1 Pious, wise Most offerings to the gods, Zeus calls him 'the wisest man alive' 10 of 40 Odysseus-Book 1 Formidable- Athene describes him as being able to take on the whole of the suitors when he left for Troy 11 of 40 Odysseus-Book 1 Favoured by the gods 12 of 40 Penelope-Book 1 Still grieving for Odysseus "It is sad" "It never fails to wring my heart" 13 of 40 Penelope-Book 1 Loves Odysseus a loy and misses him- "Wept for Odysseus" 14 of 40 Penelope-Book 1 Loyal to Odysseus "She cannot bring herself to accept one of them and reject the rest" 15 of 40 Penelope-Book 1 Believes in the supernatural "I have no use for the skill of such divines that my mother calls in" 16 of 40 Penelope-Book 1 She misses her husband and wishes he would return home- goes to her bedroom to weep for O 17 of 40 Telemachus-Book 1 Memories(Spirit and Daring) His mother implants image into his heart of his father 18 of 40 Telemachus-Book 1 Thinks his father is dead-tells A he thinks O has come to a dreadful end+that believes storm fiends have taken his father away 19 of 40 Telemachus-Book 1 Cannot tell he's Odysseus' son-tells Athene he cannot tell, even though his mother tells him he is 20 of 40 Telemachus-Book 1 Maturing- Gives orders to mother to go to her quarters and attend to her work 21 of 40 Telemachus-Book 1 This the suitors want to kill him-tells Athene it will happen soon 22 of 40 Telemachus-Book 1 Looks like his father-Athene says he has his head and fine eyes 23 of 40 Antinous-Book 1 Nobly born, but not noble in speech 24 of 40 Antinous-Book 1 Aggressive 25 of 40 Antinous-Book 1 Disrespectful-tells Telemachus he shouldn't be king 26 of 40 Antinous-Book 1 Disrespects gods-although believes visitor is a god, dismiss dangerious implications by continuing to dishonour T 27 of 40 Eurymachus-Book 1 Two-faced- says something and thinks another 28 of 40 Eurymachus-Book 1 Manipulative 29 of 40 Eurymachus-Book 1 Smooth talker 30 of 40 Athene-Book 1 (Encouraging) "I myself will go to Ithaca to instil more spirit into Odysseus' son and encourage him to call an assembly 31 of 40 Athene-Book 1 (Powerful) "She flashed down from the heights of Olympus" "Vanishing like a bird through a hole in the roof" 32 of 40 Athene-Book 1 (Master of disguise) "She assumed the appearance of a family friend" 33 of 40 Athene-Book 1 Tells Zeus about Odysseus being prevented from reaching Ithaca- "The wise and unlucky Odysseus, who has been partedso long from all his friends" 34 of 40 Athene-Book 1 Takes pity on Odysseus-pleads with her father to help 35 of 40 Athene-Book 1 (Inspiring) Mentions Orestes-avenging fathers are important to Greeks 36 of 40 Zeus-Book 1 Authoritative-can overrule other gods as he is one of the most powerful 37 of 40 Zeus-Book 1 God of Prophecy-is his wish for O to return home 38 of 40 Zeus-Book 1 Says it is men's transgression that gets them into trouble, while gods try and persuade them not to do things 39 of 40 Zeus-Book 1 Wise-not their destiny to fulfil problem, yet they still do it 40 of 40
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