What admirable quality does Odysseus show by dividing his sheep among the men (lines 506-509)? What does the Cyclops ask for in his prayer to Poseidon? Part 1: The Adventures of Odysseus: The Land of the Dead pp. 776-781 What details here suggest that the source of the wind was mysterious to ancient Greeks What does Circe say that Odysseus must do in order to reach home? Study the picture on page 778. Which lines in Homer’s Odyssey are illustrated by this picture? Do you think the artist portrayed Odysseus as Homer pictured him at this moment? Do you think that Wyeth has portrayed the dead accurately? What ancient Greek values and beliefs are suggested by Elpenor’s requests (lines 598-608)? What does Elpenor’s spirit ask of Odysseus? What ancient Greek value is reflected in the strait” that Tiresias describes (lines 637-638)? “narrow
What admirable quality does Odysseus show by dividing his sheep among the men (lines 506-509)? What does the Cyclops ask for in his prayer to Poseidon? Part 1: The Adventures of Odysseus: The Land of the Dead pp. 776-781 What details here suggest that the source of the wind was mysterious to ancient Greeks What does Circe say that Odysseus must do in order to reach home? Study the picture on page 778. Which lines in Homer’s Odyssey are illustrated by this picture? Do you think the artist portrayed Odysseus as Homer pictured him at this moment? Do you think that Wyeth has portrayed the dead accurately? What ancient Greek values and beliefs are suggested by Elpenor’s requests (lines 598-608)? What does Elpenor’s spirit ask of Odysseus? What ancient Greek value is reflected in the “narrow strait” that Tiresias describes (lines 637-638)?
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