What do odysseus's men do in ismarus?
1. they present themselves as suppliants.
2. they burn the city, kill the men, kidnap the women, and rob the homes.
3. they get betrayed and attacked by the cicones.
4. they prepare an elaborate sacrifice for poseidon.

The correct answer is number 2) they burn the city, kill the men, kidnap the women, and rob the homes.

What do Odysseus's men do in Ismarus is "they burn the city, kill the men, kidnap the women, and rob the homes."

The men of Odysseus disobey him in Ismarus. His men want to have fun before departure, so they steal, they kill, they split women and they also have to face the consequences. We are referring to a moment in the story of the "Odyssey," written by the famous poet Homer, from Greece.



question

discuss the two key differences between the prose form of sojourner truth’s speech and the poetic version. use evidence from both texts to support your response.