The Odyssey Books 1-5

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Poet of 'The Odyssey'

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Homer

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Speaker to the gods at Mount Olympus, Book 1

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Athena

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Athena's request to Zeus

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Make Calypso let Odysseus go

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Odysseus: Epic hero

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Traveling the seas for 10 years

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Telemachus

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Son of Odysseus and Penelope

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Telemachus and Penelope's challenge

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Suitors wanting to marry Penelope for wealth

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Calypso's reaction to Zeus:

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1. Points out male gods' human girlfriends 2. Agrees to let Odysseus go

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Meaning of 'in media res'

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To start in the middle

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Glutted

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Filled to excess

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Goddess supporting Odysseus

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Athena