The epic Odyssey

Chapter 1

The real world behind the myth

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Chapter 2

Monsters and magic on the high seas

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Chapter 3

The mind of a trickster

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Chapter 4

The final homecoming and legacy

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YOUR GOAL

Master of The epic Odyssey

Ch 4 · The final homecoming and legacy

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grecory The secret of the olive tree bed

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grecory The secret of the olive tree bed

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Fun Fact

Olive tree bed: The royal marriage bed of Ithaca was carved directly into a living olive tree's roots.

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Glossary

homecoming (noun)
An instance of returning to one's home after a long period of absence. Odysseus achieves his return to Ithaca after twenty years, defeating the suitors to reclaim his royal kingdom.

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What literary term describes starting a story in the middle of the action?

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Gossip

Which trick was the most brilliant?

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What unique feature made Odysseus and Penelope's marriage bed completely immovable?

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How many iron axe-heads did the arrow have to pass through in Penelope's test?

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grecory Penelope and the trick of the shroud

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What are the first four books of the Odyssey collectively called?

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What object did the suitors have to string to win Penelope's hand?

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How did Penelope secretly delay her suitors for over three years?

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What is the name of Odysseus's son who searches for him?

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Which 20th-century novel by James Joyce is structured as a modern Odyssey?

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