Monday, 11/18 - Are you a suitor or a swineherd?

• P&P

• Discuss final books and check Leithart Review Questions

HW: Be ready for an Odyssey quiz tomorrow. Things I will cover (be sure to review all your review questions from Leithart): 

1. Main characters
2. Symbolism and motifs
1. pigs
2. trees
3. weaving
3. Plot and subplots
1. Agamemnon's nostos
2. Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus 
4. Themes on various topics
1. hospitality and food - their religious implications
2. civilization vs. barbarism
3. delayed identification
5. Greek terms and names
1. Names
1. Odysseus - "son of pain"
2. Telemachus - "war from afar"
3. Antinous - "not mindful"
2. Terms
1. metis - cunning
2. menis - demonic rage
3. dolos (dolon) - craft(s)
4. nostos (nostoi) - return home
5. nous - mind
6. aristeia - god-like battle prowess