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the odyssey
odysseus (o dis e as)—king of ithaca
zeus (zoos)—king of the gods
apollo (a pal o)—god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine
agamemnon (ag e mem nän)—king and leader of greek forces
poseidon (pô si den)—god of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea
athena (e the na)—goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
polyphemus (pal i fe mas)—the cyclops who imprisons odysseus
laertes (la ur tez)—odysseuss father
cronus (kro nas)—titan ruler of the universe and father of zeus
in the next land we found were cyclopes,
giants, louts, without a law to bless them.
in ignorance leaving the fruitage of the earth in mystery
to the immortal gods, they neither plow
nor sow by hand, nor till the ground, though grain— (5)
wild wheat and barley—grows untended, and
wine - grapes, in clusters, ripen in heavens rain.
cyclopes have no muster and no meeting,
no consultation or old tribal ways,
but each one dwells in his own mountain cave (10)
dealing out rough justice to wife and child,
what motivates odysseus to taunt the cyclops?
enjoyment fear
sadness anger
part 2
which quotation best supports the correct answer to part 1?
i got the longest
bouthook out and
stood fending us
off
now when i
cupped my hands i
heard the crew in
low voices
In The Odyssey, Odysseus taunts the Cyclops out of anger. After the Cyclops eats some of his men and acts in a hostile manner, Odysseus's anger drives him to taunt the Cyclops.
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Part 1: anger
Part 2: (Since the quotations provided in the image are cut - off, a proper analysis can't be done. But if we assume a typical taunting - due - to - anger scenario, a quotation like "Cyclops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes' son, whose home's on Ithaca!" which shows Odysseus's bold and angry taunting after blinding the Cyclops would be a good support.)