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The Lotus-Eaters
Homer
About Homer
Homer is best known as the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey. The ancient greeks believed Homer to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets of Europe. The Iliad is about the Greek struggle to rescue Helen, a Greek queen, from her Trojan captors. the Odyssey is its sequel and tells the story of Odysseus' struggles.
Available Answers
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What changes had happened at home while Odysseus and his men were at war?
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Why was their rowing ragged in the beginning? What happened after some time?
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How did Odysseus and his men come to the island of the Lotus-eaters? Had they planned to go there?
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Why did Odysseus tell Eurylochus to take only twenty men ?
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Where did Odysseus find Eurylochus and his men ?
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“Then suddenly it was over……………..horses, it was over.”
a) What feelings do these lines evoke?
b) The author uses the phrase it was over twice. Can you say why ?
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