https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb Book Summaries en-us 2018-04-26 19:42:10 UTC 2026-01-03 19:53:27 UTC hello@padlet.com alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/255821101 -Odysseus has not returned home from the Trojan War
-He is being held on the island of Calypso
-Odysseus' wife, Penelope, is trying to find a new husband because they believe he is dead.]]> 2018-04-26 20:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/255821101 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257238410 -Telemachus stands up for the people abusing his mother's hospitality.
-Zeus sends an omen to warn the men of evil
-Telemachus departs on a boat with 20 oarsmen without telling his mother]]> 2018-05-02 13:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257238410 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257241525 -The travelers are at Pylos by dawn, where Telemachus asks Nestor how his father died.
-A group of men sailed away while another group stayed behind. The group that sailed soon had issues and some men, under Odysseus, returned. 
-Agamemnon was murdered and his brother was not able to find his brother's murderer. ]]> 2018-05-02 13:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257241525 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257246632 -Telemachus and Nestor's son set out to the kingdom of Menelaus where they are greeted joyfully by King Menelaus and Queen Helen.
-The queen recognizes Telemachus as Odysseus's son.
Menelaus and Helen are reminiscing about Odysseus with Telemachus.
-Telemachus is told that Odysseus is still alive]]> 2018-05-02 13:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257246632 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257304134 -Zeus sends Hermes to Calypso, where Odysseus is detained, with a message. Zeus orders Calypso to send Odysseus home.
-Odysseus sails off on a raft for 17 days before Poseidon makes a storm that tears his ship and throws him overboard.
-Odysseus swims the rest of the way. When he arrives to land he makes a blanket with leaves and sleeps.]]> 2018-05-02 15:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257304134 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257315014 -Athena appears in a dream to the princess who prompts her to give thought to her wedding day.
-Nausicaa is confronted by naked Odysseus and has her maids bathe him and give him oil. She gives him directions to the city.]]> 2018-05-02 15:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/257315014 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/259054685 -Odysseus enters Phaeacians. Athena, disguised as a child, shows him the way to the palace. 
- Odysseus sees the queen and greets her joyfully. King Alcinous declares that tomorrow will be a holiday for Odysseus.]]> 2018-05-08 18:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/259054685 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/259061139 Alcinous orders his men to arrange the fastest ship for Odysseus' journey home. He then arranges a banquet. During the banquet they sang and played sports.]]> 2018-05-08 19:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/259061139 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260843495 Odysseus tells the people his name. He tells them of where he has been since he left Troy. A cyclops attacks two of his men and kills them. After they stab the cyclops eye, they manage to escape.]]> 2018-05-15 13:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260843495 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260848245 Odysseus men land on the island of Aeolus, keeper of the winds. They sail off but are pushed back by storm winds. When they land at the land of the Laestrygonians, they are attacked by boulders. Odysseus lands at an island where he finds his lover and stays for months. ]]> 2018-05-15 13:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260848245 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260854305 Odysseus goes to the land of death where he confronts a prophet. He sacrifices a lamb into a pit, and receives warnings about what he must do to ensure a happy death.]]> 2018-05-15 13:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260854305 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260855496 While at sea they pass the sirens, but his men do not hear the singing. They pass Charybdis and don't get swallowed in a whirlpool, but Skirt the cliff where Scylla lives and six of his men are eaten. His men disregard the warnings, and the ship is destroyed, leaving only Odysseus alive.]]> 2018-05-15 13:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260855496 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260856849 Odysseus finishes his tale, and is led to a ship where he sleeps the whole way to Ithaca. He is placed on the beach with his gifts by the sailors. Athena instructs him to go find his swineherd.]]> 2018-05-15 13:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260856849 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260858397 Eumaeus welcomes Odysseus, who is disguised as a bedraggled stranger. He is served a prime boar with bread and wine. At night, Odysseus sleeps by the fire, and Eumaneus sleeps out in the rain.]]> 2018-05-15 14:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260858397 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260859800 Athena sends Telemachus home. Odysseus listens to the story of the swineherd's life. ]]> 2018-05-15 14:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260859800 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260861694 Telemachus arrives at his homeland and heads to the farmstead of Eumaeus. Athena no longer disguises Odysseus, and Telemachus recognizes his father. ]]> 2018-05-15 14:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260861694 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260863013 Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, heads to town. He sees Melanthius, who tries to kick him. When he arrives at his castle, he is recognized by his dog, who then dies. Odysseus begs for food, and is denied.]]> 2018-05-15 14:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260863013 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260866705 A real beggar confronts Odysseus and threatens him. Odysseus is prepared to fight, so he reveals his muscles, and breaks the beggars jaw. Eurymachus tries to hit Odysseus with a footstool.]]> 2018-05-15 14:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260866705 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260867480 Odysseus talks to Penelope, who orders her maid to bathe his feet. Eurycleia had been Odysseus' maid before, and recognizes a scar on his leg. She reaches for a chin but he silences her so she doesn't give away his plan early.]]> 2018-05-15 14:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260867480 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260868883 Odysseus ask for a sign from Zeus, who sends thunder from a clear blue sky. Odysseus meets a herdsman, who is loyal to him like the swineherd. A servant who recognized the sign, shares his vision with the suitors, who laugh at him.]]> 2018-05-15 14:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260868883 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260870219 Penelope appears in all her beauty. She holds a bow, left behind by Odysseus. The suitors attempt to string the bow and send an arrow through 12 axe heads, they all fail. Odysseus gets the bow and strings it easily, sending the arrow through the axe heads.]]> 2018-05-15 14:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260870219 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260872413 Odysseus shoots Antinuous in the neck with an arrow. A goatherd goes to get weapons for the suitors, but Athena sends them flying through the air. Odysseus, his son, and two herdsman finish killing the suitors, the maids, and the goatherd.]]> 2018-05-15 14:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260872413 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260873441 The mansion is destroyed. Odysseus orders his men to dress in fine clothes and dance. Penelope tries to get a special sign from Odysseus to believe that her husband has returned. When she succeeds, she rushed to his arms.]]> 2018-05-15 14:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260873441 alexandre_gray https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260874495 Odysseus goes to meet his father, King Laertes. Antinuous' father request war with Odysseus and his men. Before the fight, he falls down with a lance from Laertes. Zeus stops the fighting there, and Athena commands them to live together in peace.]]> 2018-05-15 14:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandre_gray/qxuqxz6sfkfb/wish/260874495