Book VIII: How they held games and sports in Phaiacia
11/05/2011
The next day Alcinoos sends the boys of the town to construct a ship for Odysseus’ voyage and gathers the men for a day of entertainment. Demodocos sings of famous men, including Odysseus. When Alcinoos sees Odysseus crying during the minstrel’s story, he commences the games and dancing to keep his guest happy. At dinner, Odysseus again weeps when Demodocos sings about the Trojan War. At this point, Alcinoos finally demands to know the identity of his guest.
- Describe the activities that King Alcinoos arranges to entertain Odysseus.
- Who is Demodocos?
- How is King Alcinoos helpign Odysseus to get home?
- What is Odysseus’s reaction whenever Demodocos sings about the Trojan War? Why do you think he does that?
Vara(: said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:43 pm
1) The activities King Alcinoos arranged for Odysseus’s entertainment was with the discus, foot races and wrestling. Also we summoned Demodocos to sing for them.
2) Demodocos is Alcinous’s minstrel. This bard could sing of all life had to offer, having himself been favored with the gift of song but cursed with blindness. He was the kingdoms best singer.
3) King Alcinoos is helping Odysseus get home by giving him: a ship, a crew, food and a couple special gifts from the Queen, the King himself and a man named Euryalus.
4) Odysseus’s reaction whenever Demodocos sings about the Trojan War are tears and sadness. Odysseus cries because he lost many good friends during the war, so whenever Demodocos sings about the war Odysseus thinks about them. ='(
elesey said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:45 pm
1) King Alcinoos arranges games, with young Phaeacian men running, wrestling, jumping and stuff like that to entertain Odysseus.
2) Demoducus is a minstrel or a singer and Odysseus had asked him to sing the song about the Trojan horse and how the Greeks sacked Troy.
3) King Alcinoosis is going to get Odysseus a ship so he can get back home to his wife and son.
4) When Demodocus sings about the Trojan War, Odysseus begins to cry and sob. I think he did that because must have remembered all the horrors of war, he probably also remembered the reason he was separated from his family.
elesey said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:46 pm
Vara what do u mean “we” summoned Demodocus?
Suzanne said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:51 pm
Please don’t use text speak! No U only YOU
katya said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:46 pm
1. King Alcinoos asked his minstrel, Demodocos to sing of all life and there were also dancing and games like wrestling, and a foot race.
2. Demodocos is King Alcinoos minstrel and he plays a harp when he sings.
3. King Alcinoos is going to give him the best and fastest ship and a crew of great Phaeacian men to take him home safely.
4. Odysseus always starts to weep when Demodocos sings because because of the war and everything that he did. Is the reason that he is not able to go home to his beloved wife Penelope.
faliley said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:47 pm
1. King Alcinoos arranged games to entertain Odysseus like running and wreasling.
2. Demodocos is a briliant singer but unfortunatly he is blind.
3.The King gives him the fastest ship they have and a crew.
4. Odysseus reactions was sad, he was crying about the Trojan War, the reason i think he cryed about the Trojan war is because he lost a lot of his freinds that war.
Arseny said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:48 pm
1. The activities that King Alcinoos arranged to entertain Odysseus are discus, foot racing and wrestling, and also singing.
2. Demodocos is a bard who could sing of all life had to offer but was cursed with blindness.
3. King Alcinoos is constructing a ship so a crew of Phaeacians oarsmen could take him home back to him home land.
4. Odysseus reaction whenever Demodocos sings he starts to cry but hides himself so nobody would see but King Alcinoos saw him. Odysseus does that because Demodocos is actually singing about him and his friends including Achilles who is a very dear friend who died there.
Vara(: said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:48 pm
Lois- oopsy i meant ‘HE’. :}
faliley said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:48 pm
Varavara- your making my answer look bad why did u have to write so much.
Mark #22 said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
1. King Alcinoos arranges couple games to entairtain Odysseus, there was foot race,wrestling and singing.
2. Demodocos is the minstrel for the king.
3. The king is gana give Odesseus the fastest and the best ship he has, and the best strongest men of Phaeacians, to take Odesseus safely home.
4. Odesseus starts crying but tries to hide it from the king by covering his face with a cloath but the king still hears his sobs. I think he cries because he lost a lot of men and alot of his freinds, and cause he cant go home.
julian said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
1.The king arranged foot races and wrestling in which Odysseus was good at.
2. Demodocus was the singer who sang about the Trojan war.
3. The king gave Odysseus the fastest ship and a crew.
4. It brought tears to the hero’s eyes (Odysseus) because Achilles was the best fighter in the Trojan war who died and he was a good friend with Odysseus.
dan said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:50 pm
1. King Alcinoos arranged a banquet in Odysseus’s honor, he arranged Demodocus to sing a tune on his harp, and he also arranged a couple of games such as wrestling, throwing spears and foot-racing.
2. Demodocus is a bling singer who plays the harp and sings poetic stories of battles and sieges.
3. King Alcinoos is helping Odysseus by giving him the fastest ship in their harbor and giving him the best crew that are going to take him home.
4. Odysseus reaction is that he started to sob very softly to himself. I think the reason he was crying was that he felt bad about what he had done in the Trojan War and that he might have lost a lot of his friends in the war. It also might have been that he was remembering the reason that he was separated from his family.
Steve said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:50 pm
1.Alcinous summoned his minstrel Demodocus to sing his chosen theme, the Trojan War. Alcinous also liked to impress his guests with discus, wrestling, and foot races.
2.Demodocus is Alcinous’s minstrel. He sings of all life had to offer, he himself offered with the gift of singing, but the curse of blindness.
3.Alcinous will send Odysseus home on the most swiftest ship the Phaecians ever crafted with of his strongest men to row it.
4.Odysseus’s reaction to Demedocus’s singing of the Trojan War is that he starts to cry. I think he did that because he was there and it was from there that his 20 year journey started.
Max said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:50 pm
1. King Alcinous entertained Odysseus by Demodocos’s singing, and then they challenged discus, foot races and wrestling.
2. Demodocos is Alcinous’s minstrel and he is blind.
3. The king is going to send Odysseus on the black swift ship home.
4.Odysseus weeps, I think he cries because it brings back bad memories from the war.
katya said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:50 pm
varvara- i didn`t think about maybe he lost friends in the war. cool =)
Vara(: said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:50 pm
Faliley- heehee,,sorry! :]
Vara(: said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:51 pm
Katya- Thanks! Heehee.
Yakov Kuzmin said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:52 pm
1. King Alcinoos arranges a holiday of feasting, entertainment of music, foot races and wrestling.
2. Demodocos is a minstrel of Alcinoos, but is blind.
3. King Alcinoos prepares their swiftest ship to take Odysseus home.
4. When Demodocos sings of Troy, Odysseus weeps. Odysseus still remembers the days at Troy, all the fighting, the death and getting out of there.
Firce said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
1.Alcinous summoned his minstrel, Demodocus. And Demodocus’ chosen theme that day was the Trojan War. And thry played games foot races and wrestling.
2.Demodocos is the the person who can sing the best and he is blinde.
3.Alcinous is going to send him home on the swiftest ship that the phaeacians have.
4.He began by singing of Achilles and Odysseus, and this brought tears to that hero’s eyes. He managed to hide them by burying his face in his cloak, though the king heard his sobs. It reminded him of the war.
mia :) said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
1)King Alcinoos arranged to entertain Odysseus by discus, foot races, and wrestling.
2)Demodacus is Alcinoos’ minstrel.
3)King Alcinoos is helping Odysseus to get home by giving him a ship, a crew, food, and special gifts.
4)When Demodacus sang about the Trojan war, Odysseus begins to cry, I think the reason he was crying is because he lost a lot of his friends at war, and got separated from his family.
kosta r said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:53 pm
1. King Alcinoos arranges the games to entertain Odeseus, they are wresteling, running, dancing and other sports.
2. Demodocus is a singer and he sang to the whole town and he sang about the trojen war.
3. King alcinoos is going to get Odyseus so he can come home to his wife and homeland.
4. Odyseus started crying like a baby because of all the heroic men he lost at the trojen was. And also he remembered why he was not with his family anymore.
Yakov Kuzmin said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:55 pm
job done everyone.
Varsanofy said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:55 pm
1)King Alcinos arranged Demodocus to sing the Achilles and the phaeaceans had foot races and wrestling.
2)Demodocus was the entertainer for odysseus.
3)King Alcinos told his people to prepare their fastest ship for him.
4)Odysseus starts crying because that is a sad event.
Alex said,
November 7, 2011 @ 10:59 pm
1) Odysseus was entertained by the King by the activities he summoned his minstrel Demodocos that sang and the other men were foot races and wrestling.
2) Demodocos is Albinus’s minstrel. He could also sing really good that made other people cry. He favored with the gift of song but cursed with blindness.
3) King Alcinoos is helping Odysseus get home by giving him: a ship, a crew, food and some special gifts from the Queen and the King and some guy named Euryalus.
4) Odysseus reaction was sad he weep and crys.He reacts like that because he has lost his friend at the war and he was separated from his family.
mike said,
November 7, 2011 @ 11:00 pm
1. The activities that King Alcinoos arranges to entertain Odysseus were by Alcinoos calling minstrel Demodocus. He could sing of all life had to offer, and he was gifted of song. After that, athletics were summoned and they played discuss, foot races and wrestling.
2. A minstrel of Alcinoos, this bard could sing of all life had to offer, and he was gifted of song but was cursed of blindness.
3. Alcinoos is helping Odysseus by giving him a ship, crew, food and gifts from the queen, the king and a man named Euryalas.
4. Odysseus’s reaction was tears and sadness when the blind man sung a song of the Trojan war.
fetina said,
November 16, 2011 @ 9:19 pm
1) King Alcinoos arranges some things to impress their guest with the discus, foot races and wrestling.
2) Demodocus is a man who could sing with full of life, but was cursed with blindness.
3) King Alcinoos is helping Odyssues to get home by giving him a ship, a crew, some gold from the queen, and directins.
4) Odyssues get tears in his eyes when Demodocus sings about Troy is because he has lost so many friends during the war.