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1. Homer wrote a) Troy 1. Homer wrote epic tales
2. Iliad’s main hero was b) Zeus 2. Iliad’s main hero was Achilles
3. The Greeks after ten years conquered Troy
3. The Greeks after ten years conquered c) epic tales
4. The Trojan horse was a conception of Ulysses
4. The Trojan horse was a conception of d) his homeland
5. The head God was Zeus
5. The head God was e) Ulysses
(Odysseus) 6. Ulysses, after the Trojan war,
6. Ulysses, after the Trojan war, desired to f) Achilles desired to return to his homeland
return to
7. The God who disliked Ulysses was Poseidon
7. The God who disliked Ulysses was g) Laestrygonians
and Cyclops 8. Ulysses’ partners suffered from the Laestrygonians
8. Ulysses’ partners suffered from the h) Ithaca and Cyclops
9. The destination of Ulysses’ journey was i) Poseidon 9. The destination of Ulysses’ journey was Ithaca

The journey of Ulysses

1. In Ithaca, based on the myth of Odyssey, the poet talks
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about the journey of life
1. In Ithaca, based on the myth of a) adventurous and seemed endless 2. Odysseus's journey was adventurous and seemed endless
Odyssey, the poet talks about
2. Odysseus's journey was b) advisory and it is also symbolic 3. Lasestygenes, Cyclops and Poseidon
symbolize the obstacles that he encounters on the road
3. Lasestygenes, Cyclops and c) knowledge
Poseidon and his personal struggle
4. The name of the poet is Cavafy
4. The name of the poet is d) the journey of life
5. "Good things" refer to the excellent spiritual and physical
5. "Good things" refer to e) symbolizes the great goal that one
sets ahead of him/her goods that must be conquered
6. The "primitive ports" symbolize f) the excellent spiritual and physical 6. The "primitive ports" symbolize
goods that must be conquered
7. Egypt represents g) symbolize the obstacles that he everything new and beneficial (people-places-experiences)
encounters on the road and his 7. Egypt represents knowledge
personal struggle
8. The poem is h) everything new and beneficial 8. The poem is advisory and it is also symbolic
(people-places-experiences) 9. Ithaca, besides the destination of life,
9. Ithaca, besides the destination of i) Cavafy symbolizes the great goal that one sets ahead of him/her
life,