Book 15 Telemachus sails home

He leaves Sparta, slips the ambush, and takes the seer Theoclymenus aboard.

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  1. Which seer boards Telemachus' ship?

    Answer Theoclymenus

    Theoclymenus, a seer in flight, comes aboard.

    SourceBook 15, lines 255-259Medium

  2. How did Eumaeus come to be a slave?

    Answer Sold by traders

    A king's son, he was carried off and sold by Phoenician traders.

    SourceBook 15, lines 415-419Deep

  3. What does Helen give Telemachus?

    Answer A robe for his bride

    She gives a robe she wove, for his bride to wear.

    SourceBook 15, lines 105-109Medium

  4. What omen appears as they set out?

    Answer An eagle with a goose

    An eagle carries off a tame goose before them.

    SourceBook 15, lines 160-164Medium

  5. To whom does Telemachus entrust his guest?

    Answer Peiraeus

    He puts the guest in the care of his comrade Peiraeus.

    SourceBook 15, lines 535-539Deep

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.