Ulysses Ch. Chart Info (Ch. 9-16)

Ch. 9: "The Wandering Rocks"

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--prophecy = a prediction of the future

--inept = clumsy

--rendezvous = to meet OR a meeting

Ch. 10: "The Sirens"

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--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"

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--thrice = three times

--dumbfounded = shocked to the point of speechlessness

--Amphitrite = Poseidon's wife

Ch. 12: "Cattle of the Sun"

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--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"

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--veil = long piece of soft fabric

--Phaeacia (sometimes spelled Phaecia) = place where Ulysses ends up at end of this chapter

Ch. 15: "Nausicaa"

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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"

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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