Epithets
"the city-sacker"
Who is Odysseus?
This god is Odysseus' greatest ally.
Who is Athena?
Odysseus' home.
What is Ithaca?
What are cyclopes?
The greek word for "guest-friendship"/
What is xenia?
"bright eyed"
Who is Athena?
Who is Poseidon?
This powerful kingdom was known for its impenetrable walls.
What is Troy?
These beings lure sailors to their death through their alluring singing.
Who are the sirens?
A magical plant known for its white flower and difficulty to harvest.
What is "moly"?
"white-armed"
Who is Nausicaa?
This god gives Odysseus the antidote to Circe's potion.
Who is Hermes?
Telemachus visits Menelaus in this kingdom, known for its warriors.
What is Sparta?
Scylla and Charybdis.
What is "nostalgia"?
"prophet spirit"
Who is Tiresias?
The god who gives Odysseus the bag of winds.
Who is Aeolus?
The home of Circe.
What is Aeaea?
The giants that destroy 10 out of 11 of Odysseus' ship and eat his men.
Who are the Laestrygonians?
The greek word for a public sacrifice of 100 oxen.
What is a hecatomb?
"with the lovely braids"
Who is Calypso?
Odysseus' men foolishly eat the cattle of this god. It leads to their ultimate demise.
Who is the sun god, Helios?
The home of Calypso.
What is Ogygia?
The neighbors of these people come to fight Odysseus' men on horseback. As a result, six men are killed from each ship.
Who are the Cicones?
The collective terms for all the Greeks.
What is "achaeans"?