Vocabulary
What is the definition of a muse?
•An inspiration.
What is Scylla?
•A Six headed monster.
Odysseus goes here and speaks with his mom, Achilles, Agamemnon, the prophet T.
What is the land of the dead?
•Homer uses a unique literary device of starting the story in the middle of the plot.
What is in medias res?
•The wind blew hard and fast like a thief in the night.
What is an example of a simile?
What is the definition of plundered?
•Took goods by force, looted.
Who is Laertes?
•Odysseus’ father.
•The rest of Odysseus’ men died in a violent storm after eating Helios’ cattle and Odysseus’ is washed up on _______
What is Calypso’s Island?
•A strong theme throughout the book usually causing the trials of Odysseus, but also leading to his bravery.
What is Hubris?
He was a giant bear of a man, and he swallowed me up in his arms.
What is an example of a metaphor?
What are the definitions for bereft & insidious?
• Deprived.
•Characterized by craftiness and betrayal.
Who is Eumaeus?
•Loyal swineherd servant who helps kill the suitors with Odysseus and Telemachus.
•The amount of Odysseus’ men.
What is 600?
•A strong theme throughout the book which allows the characters to travel safely.
What is Xenia?
•The ocean laughed and roared as the children played.
What is an example of personification?
What are the definitions for vengeance, mammoth, shrewd?
•Revenge for injury or wrong
•Enormous
•Sharp powers of judgment
Who is Alcinous?
•King of Phaecia, he hears Odysseus’ story.
•This character gives Odysseus advice about the cattle, the monsters, the sirens, and the land of the dead.
Who is Circe?
Daily Double!!!!
•These TWO characters show a strong example of the Greek patriarchal society.
Who are Penelope and Calypso?
(Potentially Zeus or Odysseus)
This morning, the Starbucks Siren was calling my name
What are examples of Allusions?
What are the definitions of bemused, insolent, contempt and rebuke?
•Puzzled confused or bewildered
•Showing rude and arrogant lack of respect
•Feeling a person or thing is worthless
•Express sharp disapproval
Who is Argos?
Loyal Dog of O.
•The character warns Odysseus to return to Ithaca in disguise.
Who is Agamemnon?
•There is a main theme in the novel that is only found in Part Two.
What is Temptation?
•She ran like the wind.
•The girl moved with the speed of the wind.
•The wind ran quickly through my hair.
What is a simile, metaphor, and personification?