CAMS 001 Lecture 6: Odyssey 5,6 Discussion
7 Jun 2018
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Book 5
Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus
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At the start, Odysseus is stuck on Calypso's island and
Has been there for 7 years
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Calypso offers to make Odysseus immortal and marry him
He refuses
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Odysseus sails away
Poseidon creates a storm
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Ino saves him
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He washes up on Phacacia
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Book 6
Nausicaa discovers Odysseus
She is the princess of Phacacia
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She brings him back to the city and advises him to go to
the palace so that Nausicaa's mother can help him
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Discussion Questions
Why does Odysseus refuse Calypso
He misses his wife and wants to return to her
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Believes he has suffered enough in his mortal life
Immortality does not attract him
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He will not have honor or glory if he is made immortal
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Why does he need to get home?
People at home should know about him
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He can protect his family and community
For doing that, they give him honor
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Hero needs a community to give him praise/glory
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To see his family
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Wants to reassert his strength, power, and authority as
King of Ithaca
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Gods and Odysseus
Athena is a goddess of
Wisdom
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Warriors
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Athena vs. Poseidon
Assert her authority
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Mortal Women
Odysseus compares Nausicaa to Artemis (goddess)
More active figure
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Odysseus prefers his mortal wife to Calypso
Relationship based on actually feelings
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Mortal women participate in events
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Women's role in society is as a wife and a mother
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Women are capable of compassion
Has power in the house
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Odyssey 5,6 Discussion
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
10:05 AM
