Definitions
The Greek word for 'excellence' or 'virtue' —
the quality a Homeric hero most wants to
display on the battlefield.
Arete
Agamemnon's
'capital'
Mycenae
The Iliad is mainly about this person's wrath
Achilles
The Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his
men in his cave and is blinded with an olive-
wood stake.
Polyphemus
Which movie director destroyed Homer's The Odyssey in a disgusting and insulting adaptation with a main character who spends most of the time crying?
a) Christopher Nolan
b) Steven Spielberg
c) Macintosh Macgiverson
d) Rondonovan Sperlockingmaneavan
a) Christopher Nolan
Timē — the hero's 'honour' or 'price'. The
quarrel between Achilles and this man is
over it.
Agamemnon
The island home of Odysseus, where
Penelope waited twenty years and the
Suitors feasted.
Ithaca
Hector's wife, who
speaks one of the most moving laments in
the poem.
Andromache
The goddess who detains Odysseus on
Ogygia for seven years, promising him
immortality.
Calypso
Name of the student who DARED to say they enjoyed the new Odyssey movie!!
Brady!!!!!!!
The real name of the city Troy
Ilium
the palace of this king is where
Telemachus finds a warm welcome and a
wedding feast.
Menelaos
These two options are presented to Achilles regarding his fate
A long, happy but uneventful life in his kingdom or a glorious but short life fighting in Troy
The enchantress on Aeaea who turns half of
Odysseus' men into pigs. (and who looks terrible in the new movie of The Odyssey!!!)
Circe
An interesting fact about 'horses' in the Iliad that was mentioned by your wonderful teacher last week.
You never read any of the 'heroes' riding horses individually. They are always riding in chariots, which showcases the time-period Homer was writing in.
Xenia is the ancient Greek concept of...
hospitality and welcoming guests
Mr. Tena's 'Ithaca'
Spain
The episode of the Trojan horse appears in book 16 of the Iliad.
True or False?
False
The name Odysseus gives the Cyclops in the beginning
NOBODY
Mr. Tena jokingly mentioned this as the most dangerous job in the Iliad
Being the chariot driver.
The name of the god of the winds that helps Odysseus early in his journey
Aeolus
Homer was from this small island...
a) Andanos
b) Quios
c) Sicily
d) Ciclides
b) Quios
Achilles' mother
Thetis
The 'man of many turns', Homer's own
epithet for Odysseus as the cunning hero of
the Odyssey.
polytropos
There are this many islands in Greece:
a) 1 island (Ithaca)
b) 500 islands
c) 3000 islands
d) 6000 islands
d) 6000 islands