Book 17 The road to the palace
The old dog Argos knows his master, and Antinous throws a footstool at the beggar.
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What is the name of the old dog that knows his master?
Answer Argos
The old dog Argos knows him at once.
SourceBook 17, lines 290-294Easy
Which goatherd kicks him on the road?
Answer Melanthius
The goatherd Melanthius reviles him and kicks him.
SourceBook 17, lines 245-249Medium
What does Antinous throw at him?
Answer A footstool
Antinous hurls a footstool at him.
SourceBook 17, lines 230-234Medium
Where does that dog lie?
Answer On a dung heap
He lies cast out upon a heap of dung.
SourceBook 17, lines 300-304Deep
What does the seer tell Penelope?
Answer Odysseus is already in Ithaca
He says Odysseus is already here in the land.
SourceBook 17, lines 155-159Deep
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.