Odyssey+13

Chapter 13 - Odysseus Lands in Ithaca
By: Annie, Marissa, Julia and Callie

===Summary: Odysseus is planning to go back to Ithaca and decides to leave when the sun goes down with the help of the Phaeacians. Odysseus goes to sleep on the boat while the Phaeacians take him to Ithaca. When they arrive on the shore of Ithaca, the Phaeacians take him off the boat and put him on the shore with his gifts and then return back. Poseidon sees Odysseus on the shore and tells Zeus that the Phaeacians should be punished. Once the Phaeacians are near the harbor everything turns to stone and sinks. In Ithaca, Odysseus wakes up on the shore and is not sure where he is because Athene has made Ithaca foggy so he will not recognize it. Athene meets him and informs him that he is in Ithaca while she is disguised as a shepherd. Odysseus tries to hide his identity until Athene tells him who she is. Athene tells him to get rid of the suitors. Athene tells Odysseus that his son his looking for him so she disguises him as a vagabond to make sure no one will recognize him. ===

Major Themes:

 * Loyalty- (pg 170) Alcinous is helping Odysseus get home to his family safely. (pg 172) Loyalty to Odysseus because the Phaeacians guard his stuff while he sleeps.
 * Homeric Hero- (pg 170) eloquence, he convinces the company to help him home.
 * Divine intervention- (pg 172) Poseidon says Odysseus will suffer a lot before he gets home. (pg 173) Poseidon takes the ship and throws it to the bottom of the sea.
 * Role of women- (pg 170) All of the women care for Odysseus and give him gifts to help him on his way home
 * Disguise- Athene disguises herself as a young shepherd, and disguises Odysseus as a vagabond.
 * Hospitality- Odysseus is invited into Eumaeus's home for a meal.

**Locations Traveled and mentioned:** media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Ithaca+Greece&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.268266,60.292969&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ithaki&t=h&z=11&ll=38.42846,20.676488&output=embed" width="425" height="350"
 * Ithaca
 * Scherie/ Phaeacia
 * Crete
 * Troy
 * Pylos: Land of Elis
 * Sidon

Study Guide Questions:

 * What does Odysseus do on the trip home to Ithaca? - ** Odysseus sleeps during the trip.


 * Who can enter the north end of the cave of the Naiads? The south end? - ** The north is for the men and the south is for the gods.


 * What does Poseidon want to do to punish the Phaeacians? - ** Poseidon is going to wreck that ship of the Phaecians. Also he wants to build high mountains around the city.


 * What does Zeus suggest that he do instead? - - ** He should turn the ship into a rock looking like a ship offshore.


 * Why does Athene cover Odysseus in a mist? - ** It was to make Odysseus unrecognizable.


 * How does Athene disguise herself when appearing to Odysseus?** - Athene disguised herself as a young shepherd.


 * What story does Odysseus tell Athene?** - The story Odysseus tells is that he was am exile from Crete and he killed Orsilochus. Then he got a crew Phoenician crew together. Then they experienced a horrible storm and fell asleep and he does not know where he is.


 * How does Athene respond to him?** - She know Odysseus that she know it was him because she was in disguise. Also she told him to stop with the tricks. She also said that she could not believe that he did not recognize her. Lastly that he must has to deal with the problems silently.


 * How long have the suitors been at the palace?** - The suitors have been at the place three years.


 * How does Athene intend to disguise Odysseus?** - She is going to wither his smooth skin, cut off his hair, dress him in rags, and dim his bright eyes so that no one will recognize him.


 * Who must Odysseus go to see first?** - He is going to go see a swineherd who is in charge of the pigs.