Book 13 Landfall on Ithaca

The Phaeacian ship sets him down and is turned to stone; Athena makes him an old beggar.

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  1. Who finally carry Odysseus home to Ithaca?

    Answer The Phaeacians

    A Phaeacian ship carries him home.

    SourceBook 13, lines 10-14Medium

  2. What becomes of the ship that brought him?

    Answer It was turned to stone

    Poseidon turns the ship to stone.

    SourceBook 13, lines 160-164Medium

  3. Into what shape does Athena change him?

    Answer An aged beggar

    She withers his skin and makes him an old beggar.

    SourceBook 13, lines 430-434Medium

  4. Where are the Phaeacian gifts hidden?

    Answer The cave of the nymphs

    They are stowed inside the cave of the nymphs.

    SourceBook 13, lines 365-369Deep

  5. What does he fail to recognize when he first lands?

    Answer His own land

    A mist hides the land, so he does not know it.

    SourceBook 13, lines 185-189Deep

The text behind the questions

Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.