Greek Epics XXXIX: Odyssey Book 14, or This Little Piggy Went Close to Home

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Epics, The Greeks

Odysseus visits his old swineherd in Book 14 of The Odyssey.

Discussion Prompts
  1. How much of the story that Odysseus tells Eumaeus is true? Why?
  2. How does the story Odysseus tells Eumaeus color what you think about the story that he told the Phaiakians? Why?
  3. What do you think of Odysseus now? Why?
  4. Why do you think Odysseus doesn’t reveal who he is to Eumaeus?
  5. AP Credit: Compare/contrast Odysseus’s time with the Phaiakians and his time with Eumaeus.

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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