Ulysses Chapter Chart Information
Ch. 1: "Ships and Men"
Quote: "Bad luck makes good stories." pg.3
-naiad = sea nymph
-piratical = pirate like
-suitor = wannabe boyfriend
-50 men ea. ship
-3 ships
-prow= tip of the bow
Ch. 2: "The Ciconians"
Quote: "I advised you badly, O Chief. We have angered the
gods." p. 7
-Maronea = first stop
-Eurylochus = U.'s assistant
-18 mean dead/132 left
-scything = slicing
-appease = to calm someone down
-Hellenes = Greeks
Quote: "This man is a hero. Terrible are his needs, sudden are his needs, and his dreams must be his own." p. 13
-Libya
-morph = shape
-hypno=sleep
-Morpheus = god of dreams
-Hypnos = god of sleep
-Persephone = Morpheus's aunt
-secret pocket
-hospitality = kindness toward guests
Ch. 4: "The Cyclops' Cave"
Quote: "The gods honor courage but punish pride." p. 26
--Sicily? Crete?
--mutiny = crew rebels against captain
--undiluted = pure; no water added
--"snoring like a powersaw"
--converging = moving together towards a single point
--hubris = Greek crime of having too much pride
--Polyphemus = cyclops; Poseidon's son
--Poseideon = Poly's dad
--13 men go to shore
--2/1/7 gone
--122 men left?
Ch. 5: "Keeper of the Winds"
Quote: " 'For those who know how to listen, I have a tale to
tell.' " p. 30
--Penelope = U's wife
--Telemachus = U's son
--Aeolia
--Aeolus = god of the winds
--the island fortress
--12 kids
--9 days/9 nights (U. slept)
--untrusting crew members
--personification of the wind
Ch. 6: "Cannibal Beach"
"But it was not trunk. He had been climbing no tree." p.
44
--6 days
--Island of the Racing Sun
--foliage
--one boat/one crew left
Ch. 7: "Circe"
"For the sweetest spell Circe weaves is one of
hospitality." p. 54
--45 men left
--marrow = inner bone material
--23 men go to castle (Eurylochus + 22)
--Hermes = messenger god
--moly = white flower: protects against spells
--Tartarus = the worst part of Hades
--The Fates = Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos
Ch. 8: "Land of the Dead"
"You must keep to the middle way." p. 79
--Hades (The Underworld)
--Elpenor = crew member
--the gull
--River Styx
--Anticleia = Ulysses's mom
--Achilles = Gk. hero of Trojan War (know Achilles' heel story)
--Ajax = Gk. hero of Trojan War; went mad w/resentment because
Ulysses was awarded Achilles' golden armor, not him
--Penelope = U's wife
--Tieresias = shape-shifter; he is very wise and Ulysses has been
directed to him for advice
Ch. 9: "The Wandering Rocks"
Choose your own quote (w/pg. #)
--prophecy = a prediction of the future
--inept = clumsy
--rendezvous = to meet OR a meeting
Ch. 10: "The Sirens"
Choose your own quote (w/pg. #)
--Sirens = half woman, half bird
--Thrinacia = ancient name for Sicily
--"...do not release me"
--beeswax = what they used to plug their ears
--Perimedes
--Eurylochus
--"heap of bones" = what the Sirens sat on
Ch. 11: "Scylla and Charybdis"
Choose your own quote (w/pg. #)
--thrice = three times
--dumbfounded = shocked to the point of speechlessness
--Amphitrite = Poseidon's wife
Ch. 12: "Cattle of the Sun"
Choose your own quote (w/pg. #)
--Hyperion = ancient sun god
--dire = serious
--30 days/30 nights = how long they were stuck on the island
--libation = liquid sacrifice; usually wine
--piety = religiousness
--kine = synonym for cattle
--vortex = center of the whirlpool
--ALONE!!!!! = Ulysses is all by himself; no crew left
Ch. 13: "Calypso"
Choose your own quote, or use this:
p. 115: "Briefly, your son is grieving, your wife is weaving,
and your guests are not leaving."
--Ogygyia = Calypso's island
--grotto = cave
--Titan brood
--2300 yrs. old = Calypso's age
--(magic) veto = a veto is the power to say no; Calypso can tell
the magic logs NOT to show Ithaca
--shroud = death blanket
--eloquent = well-spoken
Ch. 14: "Ino's Veil"
Choose your own quote!
--veil = long piece of soft fabric
--Phaeacia (sometimes spelled Phaecia) = place where Ulysses ends
up at end of this chapter
Ch. 15: "Nausicaa"
Choose your own quote!
Alcinous = Nausicaa's dad; King of Phaecia
Arete = Nausicaa's mom; Queen
Artemis = goddess of the hunt/moon
law of hospitality = Be good to your guests!
Euryalus = leader of the young men; he challenges Ulysses
bard = singing poet
Ch. 16: "The Return"
Choose your own quote!
Penelope
Eumaeus = faithful swineherd
roister = to party wildly
Telemachus!
Argo = doggy
Antinous = arrogant suitor
Eurymachus = leader of the suitors
Iros = other beggar
Eurycleia = Ulysses's nanny when he was a baby
Agelaus = takes over when Eurymachus is killed
