Odyssey+4

Summary: (Madeleine Thompson)
Telemachus and his friend were treated very nicely when they went into his palace, they were bathed and got new pairs of clothes and food, the palace was beautiful, so beautiful it looked like the court of Zeus on mountain Olympus. We find that Menelaus was at Troy with Odysseus, saying that he was one of the strongest. Later on Menelaus' wife, Helen, from her room and recognizes that this man eating with them is Odysseus' son Telemachus, and Menelaus told him of how he loved his brave father and its ashame that he was lost at sea by the jealous Poseidon. Then we learn that Nestor's son had a brother that died that he never got to know, but people said he was a great fighter and runner, after everyone was crying Helen slipped a drug into the wine so that no more tears were shed that night. We learn that one day in Troy Odysseus came to the city of Troy disguised as a beggar no one knew but Helen and she bathed him and cleaned him up and swore not to tell, in exchange she knew what the Greeks were going to do next. It was Odysseus who thought of the Trojan horse and Helen was the one trying to trick them men into coming out of it when they entered Troy by mimicking their voices, so men were about to jump out bu Odysseus stopped them. Telemachus wanted to go to an island called Pharos until a goddess named Eidothee told him it is not a good idea, even this island will tell you what is going on on Ithaca while he was gone and all the steps he must do to pass it his last step was to find answers from a sorcerer, that will be the hardest. Once they had tricked the sorcerer into thinking they were seals they jumped on him and captured him and asked and got an answer to Telemachus' question. We find out by the Prophet that Odysseus is alive and help captive by Calypso. Back in Ithaca Antinous and Eurymachus were getting news that Telemachus had taken a ship with a good crew and maybe a god to set sail to Pylos, they were both furious. The suitors were planning a plot to get a fast ship and meet him to end his journey and his life, Penelope heard of what the Suitors were trying to do and was trembling with fear she couldn't even sit down. That night Penelope's sister came to relax her and clam her down, but later that night while the Suitors were traveling on sea going to Samos to end Telemachus' life.
 * Telemachus and his ship had arrived at Lacedaemon are drove up into the mountains to see Menelaus to see a celebration going on, his son and of his daughter.

Major Themes (with page numbers): (Allie)
Bravery- pg 41. when telemachus and nester went to the courtyard gate. hope. 61 when penelope prays to Athene

Locations Traveled and Mentioned: (Xiao Zhang)
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Study Guide Questions:

 * What preparations are going on when Telemachus goes to see Menelaus? (Annie) **
 * They are celebrating marriages for their son and another one for their daughter. **


 * What does Telemachus do when Menelaus starts talking about Odysseus? (Annie) **
 * He starts to cry **


 * What does Helen do before everyone retires for the evening? (Annie) **
 * She drugs their drinks so they can not cry anymore. **


 * What story does Helen tell about Odysseus? (Annie) **
 * How Odysseus dressed up as a beggar and tried to sneak out. **

He tells the story of the Wooden horse. Where the army waits inside the horse for the Trojans.
 * What story does Menelaus tell about Odysseus? (Marissa) **

He must talk to Proteous who is the Old Man of the Sea.
 * Who must Menelaus speak to to find out why he has been stranded on the island for 20 days? (Marissa) **


 * What did he have to do to trap the Old Man of the Sea? (Marissa) **

-Once the sun is at the high point of the day, then he goes in the cave to take a nap. He has to pick 3 men. Then at day break he must hide in the cave. Once he lays down with the seals, hold him down with all of your strength. He will change him to different thing, but just hold him tighter. At last he will change back to his nature shape. Then let the old man go and ask him who is causing him problems were he can't get home and how to get home.

He has to talk to the old man of the sea
 * What does Menelaus have to do in order to get home? (Marissa) **

**What does Menelaus ask the Old Man before he lets him go? (Gabby)**

If his friends got home safetly. Why does Telemachus refuse Menelaus’s gift? (Gabby) Because he doesn’t want to stay there any longer he wants to continue on with his journey. What does Menelaus give him instead? (Gabby) A mixing bowl wrought of metal made by the gods. Why is Noemon confused about Mentor? (Gabby) He saw mentor the day before but he also saw him on the ship so he became suspicious.

Antinous is upset because he finds out that Telemachus has gone to Pylos and Lacedaemon to find information about his father. He plans to ambush and kill Telemachus.
 * Why is Antinous upset and what does he plan for Telemachus? (Callie) **

Penelope prays to Athene.
 * Who does Penelope pray to? (Callie) **

Athene makes a phantom of Penelope's sister and sends her to comfort Penelope.
 * What does Athene do to calm Penelope? (Callie) **

She asks if Odysseus is alive and well but the vision won't tell her anything.
 * What does Penelope ask the vision? (Callie) **