Book 8 The Phaeacian Games

• Who does Athene disguise herself as in Book 7?


  A herald from Alcinous
• How does Athene help Odysseus in Book 8?

  She beautifies him, making him command more fear and respect
• Which story does the Phaeacian bard recount?


  The Quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles
• How does Alcinous help Odysseus in Book 8?

  He notices Odysseus weeping and requests for Demodocus to stop his story
• Who challenges Odysseus to a boxing match?

  Laodomas
• Which one of the Phaeacians insults Odysseus after he refuses to participate in the Games?

  Euryalus
• How does Odysseus respond after he is insulted?

  He throws the largest discus with one hand and overshot the marks of all the other throws
• Who does Odysseus state was the only archer better than him?


  Philoctetes
• Which story does Demodocus tell the Phaeacians later in Book 8?

  Hephaestus catching Aphrodite cheating on him with Ares
• How does Demodocus present Poseidon in a good light in his story?


  He describes Apollo and Hermes as laughing at the situation and Poseidon promising that Ares will pay a fine for his actions, and that he is prepared to pay the fine himself if Ares does not
• Which gifts does Odysseus receive from the Phaeacians?


  A fresh cloak, a fresh tunic and a talent of sterling gold, from each of the 13 princes
• What does Euryalus give to Odysseus as a gift?


  A bronze sword
• Which story does Odysseus request for Demodocus to tell him?

  The story of the Trojan horse
• What does Homer compare Odysseus to at the end of Book 8?


  A woman weeping while she embraces her beloved husband, fallen in battle in the defence of his city and his comrades
• How does Alcinous describe the Phaeacian ships?


  Sentient