New Coasts and Poseidon’s Son
THE ODYSSEY translated by Robert Fitzgerald
1. How did the men serving under Odysseus folly cost many of their companions’ lives?
2. Again, Odysseus’ men fall victim, this time to the Lotus Eaters, explain what happened?
What recurring theme seems to confirm Zeus’s observation about men from Book I?
3. Describe the goatskin full of wine that Odysseus carries given to him by Euanthes’ son, Maron. How does the wine later serve Odysseus?
4. The episode where Odysseus and his men are confronted by the Kyklops is enriched with epic similes, locate three of these similes.
5. Describe the events where Odysseus uses his cunning to escape from the Kyklops.
6. How does Odysseus’s boastful repartee to the Kyklops influence his fate?
