A man sets out on a long journey of adventures and dangers making desperate attempts to return to his home on Ithaca.
What is the plot of Homer's "Odyssey"?
100
The king of the gods and god of men.
Who is Zeus?
100
The ancient Greek poet who wrote two Epic Poems" The Illiad and the Odysey.
Who is Homer?
100
Wove a web that she would dismantle every night in hopes of putting off the suitors.
Who is Penelope?
100
The Epic Hero and protagonist of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey.
Who is Odysseus?
200
The suitors' invasion of Odysseus and Penelope's home in an attempt to marry Penelope and control Ithaca.
What is an example of conflict?
200
The god of sea, earthquakes, and storms at sea.
Who is Poseidon?
200
A long narrative poem that tells about the adventure of a hero.
What is an epic?
200
Punished for his ego; which means "I" in Greek.
Who is Odysseus?
200
Helped Odysseus once but refused to help him a second time.
Who is Aeolus?
300
1. Elevated language,
2. Serious tone, and
3. Elements of myth, legend, folk tale, and history.
What are three characteristics of an epic poem?
300
One of nine goddesses used to inspire a poet or other artists.
What is a Muse?
300
The idea that Odysseus had that caused the Greeks to win
the Trojan War?
What is the Trojan Horse?
300
Father of Polyphemus; god of sea, earthquakes, and storms at sea.
Who is Poseidon?
300
She is the goddess of war and wisdom.
Who is Athena?
400
Reason one: He faces post-war disillusionment.
Reason two: He faces difficult choices.
Reason three: The people from his homeland disrespect him.
What are the ways Odysseus is NOT an epic hero?
400
The goddess of wisdom and war.
Who is Athena?
400
The structure common to storytelling, regardless of time, place, or culture, set out by scholar Joseph Campbell?
What is the Hero's Journey?
400
The witch who Odysseus spends many years trapped on an island with.
Who is Circe?
400
Laertes
Who is Odysseus' father who exiles himself on a farm?
500
A short adjective phrase that describes a person's characteristics. Examples include "Zeus who marshalls the Thunderheads," or "Dawn with her rose-red fingers"
What is an epithet?
500
Blind prophet who advised Odysseus.
Who is Tiresias?
500
If the Iliad is an epic about war, the Odysseus is an epic about this.
What is a tale of a hero’s long and perilous journey home?
500
Taking full credit for winning the Trojan war.
What Odysseus did to originally cause Poseidon to be angry with him?