Odyssey Characters
This Olympian is always helping out Odyssey. What is her name, and what is she the goddess of?
What Athena, goddess of wisdom
If Telemachus claims that Odysseus is dead, this will happen to Penelope
She will have to remarry.
Identify the type of sentence that gives a command or makes a request.
To make larger, increase: Synonyms: supplement, amplify
augment
kindly, charitable
benevolent
This is the Cyclops's real name
What is Polyphemus
This is the number of men Scylla eats off the ship
What is six
Give the correct term for a word that joins two or more words, phrases, or clauses, such as "and," "but," or "because."
What is a conjunction
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored. Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding
dour
to look at closely, synonyms: inspect, pore over
scrutinize
This is Odysseus's second in command, who is traumatized by what he sees on Circe's island
Who is Eurylochus
This person convinces the men to eat Helios's cattle
Who is Eurylochus
Identify the grammatical term for a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause
wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose, rich, plentiful, abundant
opulent
nostalgia
This is the name of Odysseus's father
What is Laertes
This is the reason Circe tells Odysseus to risk Scylla instead of Charybdis
Because Charybdis will take the whole ship, but Scylla will only eat a few men.
Identify the term for a figure of speech in which contradictory words or ideas are used together to create an effect, such as "deafening silence"
What is an oxymoron
experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant. Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
tentative
lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
synonyms: insipid, halfhearted
tepid
This is the name of the Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York.
What is Cornell.
Hermes has a golden rod. What other character has a golden rod?
Who is teriseus?
Give the grammatical name for a word that imitates the sound it represents, such as "buzz," "hiss," or "clang."
What is an onomatopoeia?
intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous. Synonyms: cunning, dastardly, perfidious
insidious
given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive
Synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
belligerent