The Lord of the Western Approaches
THE ODYSSEY translated by Robert Fitzgerald
1. Describe the ceremonies used to honor the gods.
2. What does Athena reveal to Telemakhos about the power of the gods?
3. What does Nestor tell Telemakhos about what happens to Agamemnon and Menelaos? What about Odysseus’s fate?
4. What is Nestor’s advice to Telemakhos about whom to visit next?
5. Who accompanies Telemakhos to his next destination to meet the Red-haired Captain? How do they travel?
6. Who is the Red-haired Captain?
7. Who is Thrasymedes, what role does he play?
