Odyssey Book 10

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THE ODYSSEYBOOK 10


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SCRAMBLED NAMES

Unscramble the letters in the box below to form proper names found in Book X of the Odyssey.

1. SHUKYLOORE

2. ESUZ

3. AAAII4. STREEIISA

5. THAPISETAN

6. ESSSDOYU

7. IESLOH

8. PLEERON

9. LAAIIO

10. HATAKI11. ERIKK

12. STOPLIE

13. LAIOOS

14. RESHEM

3 islands: ________________________________

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3 gods: ________________________________

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1 sorceress: ________________________________

2 kings: ________________________________

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4 Akhaians: ________________________________

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1 blind shade: ________________________________


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TEACHERS KEY

SCRAMBLED NAMES

3 islands: Aiolia (9)

Aiaia (3)Ithaka (10)

3 gods: Hermes (14)

Zeus (2)

Helios (7)

1 sorceress: Kirke (11)

2 kings: Aiolos (13)

Antiphates (5)

4 Akhaians: Odysseus (6)

Polites (12)

Eurylokhos (1)

Elpenor (8)

1 blind shade: Teiresias (4)


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PEOPLE, PLACES, and THINGS

Match the words below with their descriptions. Some words you will use more than once.

AiaiaAiolia

Aiolos

Antiphates

Buck

Dawn

Dogskin CapElpenor

Eurylokhos

Helios

Hermes

Ithaka

KirkeKyklops

Laertes

Laistrygones

Molu

Nymphs

OdysseusPig

Polites

Shipmates

Teiresias

Zeus

____________________________ 1. I refused to leave Aiaia while my men were under Kirkes spell.

____________________________ 2. I was breakfast for Odysseus and his men on Kirkes island.

____________________________ 3.I am Odysseus island home.

____________________________ 4. I spoke out against returning to Kirkes house, but I finally went

with Odysseus and his men.

____________________________ 5. I made Aiolos the warden of the winds.

____________________________ 6. I swore on heaven and hell that I would work no more

enchantments on Odysseus and his men.

___________________________ 7.We shot boulders from slings at Odysseus ships.

____________________________ 8. I gave Odysseus a great herb with holy force to protect him from

Kirkes magic.

____________________________ 9. I fell off a ladder and died just before we were to leave Aiaia.

____________________________ 10. We were jealous of Odysseus presents and plunder.

____________________________ 11.I am Odysseus father.

____________________________ 12.I am Kirkes father.

____________________________ 13. I am the item into which the lots were placed to determine who

would explore Aiaia.


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PEOPLE, PLACES, and THINGS (continued)

Aiaia

Aiolia

Aiolos

Antiphates

Buck

Dawn

Dogskin Cap

Elpenor

Eurylokhos

Helios

Hermes

Ithaka

Kirke

Kyklops

Laertes

Laistrygones

Molu

Nymphs

Odysseus

Pig

Polites

Shipmates

Teiresias

Zeus

____________________________ 14. After a year with Kirke, my companions wanted to go home to

Ithaka.

____________________________ 15. I am a giant who ate some ofOdysseus men just before we

landed on Aiolia.

____________________________ 16. I encouraged the men to greet Kirke on the first expedition.

____________________________ 17. I have a black root and a milky flower.

____________________________ 18. I led twenty-two men to explore Aiaia while Odysseus remained

on the ship.

____________________________ 19. I am an island adrift upon the sea, the home of the wind king.

____________________________ 20. Odysseus must visit me to receive the course for sailing before he

can return to Ithaka.

____________________________ 21. I have fingertips of rose.

____________________________ 22.I held a sword against Kirkes throat, and she guessed who I was.

____________________________ 23. I feared treachery from Kirke so I stayed back when the others

entered her marbled house.

____________________________ 24. I sent Odysseus away when he returned for more help.

____________________________ 25. I told Odysseus how to get to the land of Death and what

sacrifices he must make there.

____________________________ 26. I told the story of the Akhaians to Aiolos.


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PEOPLE, PLACES, and THINGS (continued)

Aiaia

Aiolia

Aiolos

Antiphates

Buck

Dawn

Dogskin Cap

Elpenor

Eurylokhos

Helios

Hermes

Ithaka

Kirke

Kyklops

Laertes

Laistrygones

Molu

Nymphs

Odysseus

Pig

Polites

Shipmates

Teiresias

Zeus

____________________________ 27. I am the island where Kirke lives.

____________________________ 28.I gave Odysseus a bulls hide full of storm winds.

____________________________ 29. I am a goddess who weaves and sings to lure men into my house.

____________________________ 30. We prepared chairs, tables, wine, water and food for Odysseus

and Kirke.

____________________________ 31. I am the animal into which Kirke changed Eurylokhos

companions.

____________________________ 32. I considered suicide when the storm winds were loosed.

____________________________ 33. I am the cannibal king of the Laistrygones.


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TEACHERS KEY

PEOPLE, PLACES, and THINGS

1. Odysseus2. Buck

3. Ithaka

4. Eurylokhos

5. Zeus

6. Kirke

7. Laistrygones

8. Hermes

9. Elpenor

10. Shipmates

11. Laertes

12. Helios

13. Dogskin Cap

14. Odysseus

15. Kyklops

16. Polites

17. Molu

18. Eurylokhos

19. Aiolia

20. Teiresias

21. Dawn

22. Odysseus23. Eurylokhos

24. Aiolos

25. Kirke

26. Odysseus

27. Aiaia

28. Aiolos

29. Kirke

30. Nymphs

31. Pig

32. Odysseus

33. Antiphates


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AIOLOS, WARDEN OF THE WINDSPART I

Temptation Had Its Way

When Pandora opened the box, she succumbed to her curiosity. She did not seem to be motivated by

greed or a feeling of unfairness. When Odysseus sailors opened the bag of winds, they were not curious

about its contents at all; they were certain that the bag contained gold and silver. They planned to divide

among themselves the spoils that they believed Odysseus intended to keep for himself.

Write a four-paragraph essay that compares and contrasts the opening of Pandoras box w ith the opening

of the bag of winds. Consider these questions as you outline your essay:

a. What is the difference between succumbing to curiosity and succumbing to temptation?

b. What were the outcomes of each situation?

c. What events made it inevitable that the box and the bag would be opened?

d. Did Zeus and Aiolos have hidden agendas when they gave their gifts?

READY TO WRITE

Your first paragraph should be an introduction.

Your second paragraph should include details that support similarities between the two incidents.

Your third paragraph should include details that support differences between the two incidents.

Your fourth paragraph should summarize what you have discussed in the previous two paragraphs.


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AIOLOS, WARDEN OF THE WINDSPART II

Fair Wind Failed Us When Our Prudence Failed

1. What does it mean to be prudent? Find the definition of prudent and write it here.

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2. When Odysseus stated, Fair wind failed us when our prudencefailed, what situation was he

describing?

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(a) How did Odysseus prudence fail?

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(b) How did the sailors prudence fail?

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3. The goddess ofprudence is Metis, Zeus first wife. Their child is Athena. How is the prudence of Metis

shown in her advice to Zeus when he plans to overthrow Cronus? How does Metis trick Cronus for

Zeus benefit?

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(a) What specific attributes of Athena show that she is indeed the daughter of Metis, goddess of

prudence?

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THE ENCOUNTER WITH CIRCE

Part I: Circe has an interesting family. Fill in the blanks with the names of her relatives.

Father: _______________________________ Mother: _____________________________

Brother: ______________________________ Sister: _______________________________

Niece: _______________________________

Part II: When Circe encounters men, she transforms them

into animals representative of their natures. Imagine

that you can turn five of your friends into animals.

What positive aspects of their personalities or their

features remind you of certain animals? Be a

benevolent sorcerer or sorceress and fill in the

following chart.

Friend Animal Reason

Part III: Hermes saves Odysseus from the fate suffered by his shipmates by giving him a magic plant called

moly. It is possible that the expression Holy moly! is derived from Book X of the Odyssey. You

can read an interesting explanation of this possibility in Dale Dibbleys book entitled From Achilles

Heel to Zeuss Shield.

Holy moly! is used extensively in the Captain Marvel comic books that were popular in the 1940s. Youmay recognize Captain Marvel in his recent incarnation as Shazam. Try to find one of the Captain Marvel

comic books and look for the expression. Watch an episode of Shazam and see if the expression appears

in the dialogue.

For the history of Captain Marvel, access this website.

http://www.toonopedia.com/capmarv1.htm
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AIOLOS, WARDEN OF THE WINDSPART IIFair Wind Failed Us When Our Prudence Failed

1. Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters; cautious; not rash

2. He was describing the nine days of smooth sailing before they sighted their homeland.

a. He slept when he should have been supervising his sailors. He had worn himself out

by not allowing anyone else to work the sheet for nine days.

b. They opened a bag that was not theirs. They decided to abandon trust in a man who

had risked his life for them.

3. Metis advises Zeus to obtain allies before he tries to overthrow Cronus. By telling Cronus that eating a

certain herb will make him invincible, she tricks him into ingesting the herb that causes him to

regurgitate Zeus siblings.

a. Athena is the goddess of wisdom. For example, she gave the city of Athens the olive

tree, a useful gift.

TEACHERS KEY

The Encounter with Circe

Part I:

Father: Helios, the sun Mother: Perseis, a sea nymph

Brother: King Aeetes of Colchis Sister: Queen Pasiphae of Crete

Niece: Medea

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