The Odyssey

1. The Odyssey Book IX (9)

2. Book IX: Journal • You have 10 minutes to write about the following prompt: What personality traits make you who you are?

3. Book IX: Reader’s Guide Lines 1-19 Odysseus replied to King _______________, “There is nothing that is better than the summer time when we can all feast together and listen to music in this great hall.” Odysseus lifted his cup and toasts his companions. Then he begins to tell the story of his journey. Lines 20-40 Odysseus began by identifying himself as _______________’s son, _______________. He said that he is famous in both _________ and ___________. His home is _____________. Odysseus had not been home for many years because he was held hostage by the goddess _______________, and by the enchantress ____________.

4. Book IX: Reader’s Guide Lines 74-112 Zeus was angered by what Odysseus and his men had done, and created a ___________ which scared them to death. They anchored near an island and waited the storm out for ________ days. Instead of going straight back to Ithaca, Odysseus and his men took a detour to the island of the __________________. These people lived by eating a _____________. Odysseus sent two men and a ___________ to meet the natives. The _______________ were not aggressive, and instead offered the men ___________ to eat. When the men ate it, they forgot about their ___________ and longed to stay there forever. Odysseus knew that it was important to keep sailing, so he forced all three men to return to the boat, even though they were _________.

5. Book IX: Reader’s Guide Lines 113-180 The next island that Odysseus landed upon was the island of the _____________. These creatures were __________ who only had one eye. These beasts were blessed by the gods because they didn’t have to plow their ____________, but still ____________ and _____________ grew untended. Each of them lived in a ____________ with a ____________ and ___________, not caring about what each other did. Along with grains and grapes growing on this island, the Kyclopes also raised _______________ by the hundreds. No outsiders have invaded the island, nor set up trade because of its structure. The island is __________, so the only way to get to there is through a _______________. Odysseus and his men were guided by a _________, through the _________ until they had reached the beach. There they _________ until morning. When __________ broke, Odysseus and his men decided to _________ the island. ________’s daughters scared the ___________ and this provided ____________ for the men. After the feast, Odysseus and his men explored the island until they saw _________ rising from the caves.

6. Book IX: Reader’s Guide Lines 181-246 Odysseus tells his men that he will lead the exploration to meet the ___________ because he is unsure of what kind of people they may be. As they sailed closer to the inhabitants, Odysseus noticed that there were pens full of _________ and __________. A great man took his __________ to graze alone. Odysseus then took his __________ best men and a goatskin full of ____________ with him to the Kyclops’ cave. When they entered the Kyklops’ cave, they looked at everything inside. There were _________, _________________, and ______________ from the latest milking. Odysseus’ men wanted to _______________ with the ___________ and ____________. Lines 247-331 Odysseus however, refused because he wanted to see the ____________ up close. They then ________ a fire and burnt an offering and ate some _____________ while they waited. The cave man returned at suppertime with ___________ for the fire. He then ____________ the ewes and swung a giant _________ of rock, which was his door. The rock was so big that _____________ four-wheeled ____________ could not have moved it. The man then ______________ the ewes and made it into ___________ and whey. When his chores were finished, he _____________ the fire and then discovered Odysseus and his men. The Kyklops asked Odysseus his _____________ and where he was ________. Odysseus told him that they were from _______________ and that they had been blown off course. They welcomed any _______ as it was their custom to greet strangers. The Kyklops answered Odysseus by saying that he does not care about __________ or any of the other gods. He then asks Odysseus what had happened to his __________. Odysseus replied that his ship had been ____________ upon the rocks, and that he and his men were the only ______________. Upon hearing this, the Kyklops grabbed _________ of Odysseus’ men and _____________ their brains out, then ___________ them. He then washed them down with his _____________, and then lay down and went to sleep.

7. Book IX: Reader’s Guide Lines 332-405 In the morning, the Kyklops did his ____________ and then ate another _____________ for breakfast. He then went out into the pasture to tend his sheep and goats, but trapped ________________ and his ___________ in the _____________. Odysseus prayed to __________ and she showed him a great ____________ that Odysseus cut into a ________________ section. They then made it _______________ and ___________ at one end. Then they put it in the ______________ to __________________ it, and then hid the great weapon in one of the _____________ piles. Odysseus made a plan to __________ the spike into the Kyklops’ ________. By evening, the Kyklops returned, did his chores, and then ate ________ more of Odysseus’ men. Odysseus offered the Kyklops a peace offering, a bowl of ______________. He told the Kyklops that he should use it to wash down the _______ of man. The Kyklops drank the bowl and then asked for ______________. He finished _________ bowls and then became happy and drunk. Finally Odysseus decided to tell him his name. He said that his name was _______________. Everybody just calls him ______________. The Kyklops replied that after he had eaten all of the other men, he would feast on _____________. Lines 406-464 As Odysseus watched the Kyklops grow more drunk, he dug out the __________ from the dung pile and drove it into the ____________, ______________ it again. The tip had turned _____________ and Odysseus, along with ____________ of his men, drove it into the Kyklops’ ___________. The Kyklops howled in pain and __________ his face. The other Kyklops heard him screaming and came to his cave. “________________,” they asked, “Why are you crying?” Polyphemos, the great Kyklops screamed out his answer: “____________________________________________________________________.” The other Kyklops told Polyphemos that he should pray to his father, ___________________, to help him, and they left laughing. Odysseus and his men hid in the corner, pondering how they were going to win the __________. The strategy came in the form of a dark violet _________.

8. Book IX: Reader’s Guide Lines 465-569 Odysseus took __________ sheep and tied them together. Then he tied a ___________ under the sheep. There they waited until _______________. When the sun came out, Polyphemos opened the door and _________ the sheep, counting them by his touch. He then followed his flock into the ___________. Odysseus _____________ each of his men and rounded up the __________ to take onto the ship. When they began to sail away, Odysseus screamed at Polyphemos, telling him that his name was not ___________, it was ___________________ and he was not from Troy, but from _____________. Polyphemos replied that he was the son of the god of _______________ and that he would not be happy. Lines 570-end Polyphemos then stretched out his ___________ and prayed to ________________, asking him to see to it that Odysseus lose all of his ___________________ and return under strange _____________ to bitter days at _______________. To these words, Poseidon heard him. Polyphemos then grabbed a _____________ and threw it at the ship. Soon Odysseus was with the rest of his fleet. They shared the ___________ and Odysseus offered the ram to ________________. But Zeus was angry at Odysseus and did not accept the offering. The next morning, they moved out to open water heading for home.

9. Book IX: Gods and Goddesses Kalypso Kirke of Aiaia • A nymph (minor female nature deity) who lived on the island of Ogygia • Detained Odysseus for several years • Name comes from words meaning "to cover", "to conceal", "to hide", or "to deceive" • Minor goddess of magic • Invited Odysseus’ crew in to feast. Food was laced with a magical potion. • They all turned into pigs and Odysseus had to save them with the help of the other gods. • Odysseus ended up feasting and drinking wine with her for a year.

10. Book IX: Gods and Goddesses Zeus Athena • Father of the gods and men • Ruler of Mt. Olympus • God of sky and thunder • Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill • Patron (helper) of Odysseus

11. Book IX: Gods and Goddesses Poseidon Polyphemos • God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses • Father of Polyphemos • Probably not going to be happy about how Odysseus treated his son. Would you be?

12. Character Traits • You will be given a number between 1 and 4 • 1 – Odysseus • 2 – Odysseus’ Men • 3 – Lotos Eaters • 4 – Polyphemos • What are some of the personality traits you would associate with your assigned character? • Be sure to have evidence from the text to back up your claims. Page and line numbers are necessary. • We will share these with the class to create a table nearing the end of class.

14. Homework • Read Book XI (11) • Complete Book XI Reader’s Guide • Odyssey Vocabulary 1