Book 4 Menelaus at Sparta

Menelaus and Helen recall Troy, and Proteus the old man of the sea gives news.

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  1. Which king receives Telemachus at Sparta?

    Answer Menelaus

    A double wedding feast is under way in the house of Menelaus.

    SourceBook 4, lines 1-4Easy

  2. What does Helen cast into the wine?

    Answer A grief-quieting drug

    Helen mixes in a drug that quiets pain and anger.

    SourceBook 4, lines 220-224Medium

  3. Which old man of the sea does Menelaus seize?

    Answer Proteus

    Menelaus holds Proteus fast and asks his way home.

    SourceBook 4, lines 365-369Easy

  4. On which island do the suitors lie in wait for Telemachus?

    Answer Asteris

    The suitors wait in ambush at the isle of Asteris.

    SourceBook 4, lines 845-849Deep

  5. Who tells Penelope of the suitors' plot?

    Answer Medon

    The herald Medon reports what he overheard.

    SourceBook 4, lines 675-679Medium

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.