Chapters 15 & 16: Read "The Adventures of Odysseus" (pp. 291-318) and "The Adventures of Aeneas" (pp. 319-342) and answer the study guide questions.
SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS Mythology
Part Four The Heroes of the Trojan War
Chapter 15 The Adventures of Odysseus Chapter 16 The Adventures of Aeneas
1. From which mythology source did Edith Hamilton take the adventures of Odysseus?
2. What caused Athena to become angry at the Greeks?
3. How did Poseidon avenge Athena?
4. What was happening with Penelope, wife of Odysseus, while he was trying to get home?
5. Who was Telemachus, and what did he do?
6. How did the Phaeacians help Odysseus?
7. What happened to Odysseus and his men when they reached Circe’s island?
8. Where did Odysseus have to go to find out how to get home?
9. How did Odysseus get rid of the suitors when he arrived home?
10. What is the source for the adventures of Aeneas?
11. Why did Aeneas go on a journey?
12. Who was Dido, and why was she important?
13. What role did Juno and Venus have in the story of Aeneas?
14. Where did Aeneas go when he left Carthage?
15. Briefly describe the war in Italy.