The Odyssey

1
The Odyssey

• Chapters 3 4

2
Telemachus visits Nestor

• People sacrifice black bulls to Poseidon
• Hospitality Pisistratus
• Nestor talks of Trojan War

3
Menelaus

• Menelaus Agamemnon disagree
• Menelaus wants to leave after war
• Agamemnon wants to stay sacrifice

4
Menelaus

• Nestor went w/ Menelaus Odysseus
• Odysseus goes back to accompany Agamemnon, so
  Menelaus does not know his whereabouts

5
Agamemnon story revisited AGAIN

• Nestor explains Agamemnon story focuses on
  Orestes
• Telemachus questions how Agamemnon was killed

6
Telemachuslike Orestes?

• Telemachus compares self to Orestes needs to get
  revenge on suitors

7
Telemachus off to Sparta

• Sacrifice heifer to Athena
• W/ Pisistratus Nestors chariot, Telemachus off
  to Sparta

8
Wedding Feast

• Sacrifice of bulls for wedding
• Menelaus Helen welcome Telemachus Pisistratus

9
Menelaus Misfortunes

• Mentions Agamemnon story AGAIN
• Marooned on Pharos sacrifice to Zeus

10
Helen

• Tells story of Odysseus dressed as beggar told
  her of plan to defeat Trojans save her
• Menelaus tells of wooden horse

11
Old Man of the Sea

• Eidothea, daughter
• Proteus, dad, Old Man of Sea
• Talks of Odysseus on Calypsos island

12
Suitors in Ithaca

• Noemon tells Antinous about Telemachus leaving
• Suitors plan attack
• Medon hears of plan tells Penelope

13
Penelopes Dream

• Eurycleia admits she helped Telemachus
• Athena sends sister, Iphthime to calm her in dream