Book 4 Menelaus and Helen

• How does Menelaus demonstrate good xenia?


  By welcoming Telemachus and his men and giving them food before asking questions
• Who does Menelaus grieve for the most out of the Greeks who fought in Troy?


  Odysseus
• Which goddess does Homer compare Helen to?


  Artemis
• What does Helen do to the wine?


  She puts a drug that banishes all thoughts of grief in the wine
• How did Odysseus invade the Trojan camp?


  By disguising himself as a beggar
• What does Menelaus compare the suitors to?


  Fawns that have taken shelter in a lion's den
• What does Menelaus tell Telemachus about Odysseus?


  That he is a prisoner held captive by Calypso on her island
• What do the Suitors plan to do to Telemachus?


  Kill him once he returns to Ithaca
• What does Penelope reveal about Odysseus in Book 4?


  That he was a good king that treated his subjects fairly
• How does Penelope describe Odysseus?


  The best and bravest of the Danaans
• Who does Athene send to comfort Penelope?


  A phantom of her sister- Iphthime