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Odyssey Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Plunder (If you plunge a toilet you use alot of force so plundered..) | “...after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy…” (491). Took something by force |
Guile (what is odessuys) | “Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war…” (492). Cunning, craftiness, specilization |
Mutinous (M= mean) | “My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine,” (493). Rebellious, against the rules |
Lee ( the LEEWay side remember world geo no _ _ _ _) | “We...unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee,” (493). Area sheltered from the wind |
Victuals (kind of like ambrosia just not from gods) | “A wineskin full I brought along, and victuals in a bag,”(495) Food or other provisions (495) |
Kids (yk this one) | “a drying rack that sagged with cheeses, pens crowded with lambs and kids,20 each in its class:” (495) Young goats (495) |
Prodigious ( A prodigy has BIG influence of BIG size) | “A prodigious man slept in this cave alone,” (494) Enormous (494) |
Talents ( you get paid for your talent) | “...He gave me seven shining, golden talents…” (495). Units of money in ancient Greece |
Whey (No WHEY you would drink that part of the milk) | “And vessels full of whey were brimming there - bowls of earthenware and pails for milking,” (495). The watery part of the milk separated from the curds. |
Boughs (think B= Branches) | “When he came he had a load of dry boughs” (496) Tree branches (496) |
Withy (sounds naturey) | “...Sieved out the curds to drip in withy baskets…” (496). Made from tough and flexible twigs. |
Brace (you brace for impact with TWO arms or a ____ of arms) | “he caught another brace of men to make his breakfast,” (498) Pair (498) |
Din (in Din parties its loud so that means) | “There was a din of whistling as the Cyclops rounded his flock to higher ground…” (498). Loud continuous noise, uproar |
Ambrosia ( sounds like drink, drink is food) from who? | “but here’s a bit of nectar and ambrosia!” (499) Food of the gods (499) |
Sage (yk this one) | “To this rough shout, they made a sage reply” (501) Wise (501) |
Pinioned (pinned) | “There Perimedes and Eurylochus pinioned the sacred beasts.” (507) Confined or shackled (507) |
Libations (Liberals sacrifice for common god so libations are ) | “...And poured libations round it to the unnumbered dead…” (507). Wine or other liquids poured upon the ground as a sacrifice or offering. |
Votive (votive, VO_ to ___ or T for __anks) | “I spaded up the votive pit…” (507). Done to fulfill a vow or express thanks |
Kine (K like C) | “Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent”(509) Cattle (509) |
Hecatombs (hectares large amount of land = hecatombs but murderous way) | “...Carry out pure hecatombs at home to all wide heaven’s lords, the undying gods, to each in order,” (509) large-scale sacrifices to the gods in ancient Greece; often, the slaughter of 100 cattle at one time. |
Travail (on a trail you have to persevere which means its) | “And all this time, in travail, sobbings, gaining on the current,”(514) Very hard work (514) |
Maelstrom (strom- storm scylla and charybdis which is a) | “But when she swallowed the seawater down we saw the funnel of the maelstrom” (514) Large, violent whirlpool (514) |
Cuirass (cUirAss) | Armor Upper body “...So I tied on my cuirass and took up two heavy spears…” (514) Amor for the upper body. |
Beeves (starts with bee_) | “There was none. The silken beeves of Hellos were dead” (518) Plural form of beef (518) |
Cairn (you show thanks or CARE for dead figures by building a ) | “but fire my corpse, and all the gear I had, and build a cairn” (508) Heap of stones built as a monument (508) |