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- What is unusual about the animals that surround Circe's Hall?
- What types of animals were outside the hall of Circe?
- What is the point of the comparison of Circe's wolves and mountain lions how does this affect the impression of Circe's Hall?
- What epic simile is used to describe the animals that surround Circe's home?
- What is Book 9 of the Odyssey about?
- Why does Circe turn them into pigs?
- What kind of animals greeted the men at the entrance of Circe's home?
- Was Circe the first witch?
- What are Circe's symbols?
- What ideas about Circe are being suggested by this epic simile?
- On which of Circe's warnings does Odysseus dwell?
- What is the point of the comparison in line 6 11 How does this affect your impression of Circe's Hall?
- Which characteristic of the epic appears in Book 22 death in the Great Hall?
- What does this speech suggest about the relationship between gods and mortals especially Odysseus?
- What is an example of an epic simile?
What is unusual about the animals that surround Circe's Hall?
What was unusual about Circe's hall? It was surrounded by wild animals and the animals weren't attacking. ... Circe is a goddess, so he feels like he has to respect and listen to Circe.
What types of animals were outside the hall of Circe?
So he went on his way, and twenty-two comrades with him; themselves in tears, they left the rest of us weeping too. In the glades they found the palace of Kirke (Circe), built of smooth stones on open ground. Outside, there were lions and mountain wolves that she had herself bewitched by giving them magic drugs.
What is the point of the comparison of Circe's wolves and mountain lions how does this affect the impression of Circe's Hall?
The simile compares the drugged wolves and mountain lions, shaking their tails and looking up at Odysseus' men, to tame dogs that wag their tails and fawn on their masters when fed at the table. The point of the comparison is to show the power of Circe's magic, which can turn vicious predators into pet.
What epic simile is used to describe the animals that surround Circe's home?
In lines 6-11, Homer uses an epic simile describing Circe's wolves and mountain lions.
What is Book 9 of the Odyssey about?
Summary and Analysis Book 9 - In the One-Eyed Giant's Cave. After identifying himself to the Phaeacians at the feast, Odysseus tells the story of his wanderings. ... The inhabitants are not hostile; however, eating the lotus plant causes Odysseus' men to lose memory and all desire to return home.
Why does Circe turn them into pigs?
Miller said she novelized the story of Circe, a witch from The Odyssey who turns men into pigs, because she wanted more freedom to explore the character. “There were things I couldn't answer in papers that I wanted to answer in a different way,” she said.
What kind of animals greeted the men at the entrance of Circe's home?
Only Odysseus's ship escapes. From there, Odysseus and his men travel to Aeaea, home of the beautiful witch-goddess Circe. Circe drugs a band of Odysseus's men and turns them into pigs. When Odysseus goes to rescue them, Hermes approaches him in the form of a young man.
Was Circe the first witch?
You might remember Circe as the beautiful enchantress from The Odyssey, famed for turning men into pigs. ... But there is more to Circe than punishing men with potions and porcine charms. She is, after all, the very first witch in Western Literature.
What are Circe's symbols?
Circe is a goddess of sorcery who is best known for trapping Odysseus and his men on her island for a year, and giving him warnings for his journey ahead. She is usually depicted with pigs or lions, and a cup.
What ideas about Circe are being suggested by this epic simile?
What ideas about the character of Circe and future plot events are suggested by this simile? They're comparing wolves and mountain lions to domesticated animals. These strange creatures were acting as if they were under a spell, foreshadowing Circe having a plan to turn Odysseus's men to pigs.
On which of Circe's warnings does Odysseus dwell?
What warning about Scylla and Charybdis does Circe give Odysseus? Circe tells Odysseus that if they travel to Scylla that only six men will be sacrified, while if they go to Charybdis, it is almost certain that all the men will die.
What is the point of the comparison in line 6 11 How does this affect your impression of Circe's Hall?
In lines 6-11, notice the simile involving Circe's wolves and mountain lions. What is the point of the comparison? How does it affect your impression of Circe's hall? The point of the comparison is to show the power of Circe's magic - which can turn vicious predators into pets.
Which characteristic of the epic appears in Book 22 death in the Great Hall?
Which characteristic of an epic appears in Book 22: Death in the Great Hall? Intervention by a god. How does Penelope confirm Odysseus' identity? She gets him to reveal a secret that only she and he know.
What does this speech suggest about the relationship between gods and mortals especially Odysseus?
What does this speech suggest about the relationship between gods and mortals, especially Odysseus. It shows that the gods know who all of the people are and they know what they have done in their lifetime. ... It shows that Odysseus knows his son loves him very much and would do anything to protect him.
What is an example of an epic simile?
Epic Simile. The following example of an epic simile comes from Homer's The Odyssey, as translated by Robert Fitzgerald. The simile is an extended comparison between the way the sea pulls Odysseus out of the rocks and the way a fisherman pulls an octopus out of its lair. ... Homer.
