Creatures connected to Odysseus
Calypso?
The nymph that held Odysseus captive
How is the "best" wooer who ended up being killed first?
Antinous
What did the men have to do to pass the sirens?
They had to put wax in their ears
Why were the wooers in the house of Odysseus?
They wanted to marry Penelope
Who found out about Odysseus First?
Telemechus
Circis?
The enchantress that turned his men to swine.
Who is Emaeus?
The swineherd that helps Odysseus when he first gets to Ithaka
She changed his appearance
What happened to all the wooers in the end?
They all died
What sight at the front of Odysseus' house caused him to cry?
His dog about to die; not treated well
Polyphemus?
The cyclops that Odysseus blinded
Who is Lartes?
Odysseus' Father
How do the men escape the Cyclops?
They take wood from the fire and make it into a spear. They stab the spear in the eye of the cyclops, and then the hid among the sheep!
He was the only beggar in Ithaka and did not want to share!
The nymph that helps give Odysseus a way to survive the sea
Who is Eurycleia? What big thing did she discover?
She was the nurse/caretaker and she found out the beggar was Odysseus
Why does Aeolus believe Odysseus is cursed by the Gods?
His men opened up the gift of wind and sent them all the way back to him.
When Odysseus beat the other beggar, what 2 ironic things did the wooers grant him?
1. Pudding
2. for his hearts wish to come true
Who did Odysseus prove to Penelope that the was actually Odysseus?
He explained how their bed was crafted from a trunk of a tree.
Scylla
The monster safest to go by!
Who is Naussica and what did she do to help Odysseus?
She was the princess of the Phaeacians and she gave Odysseus clothing.
He went through and explained all the fruit trees and where they were planted.
What did the father of Antinous want the men of Ithaka to do?
In the end, how did the fighting between Odysseus and the men (wooers side) end?