Book 9
What happens when you eat the fruit from the lotus plant?
You will forget all your cares, forget your homes too, and want nothing more then to stay and enjoy the blissful euphoria this plant bestows.
What did King Aeolus give Odysseus for his trip?
Why must Odysseus plug his crew's ears?
To not hear the sirens' song
How did Odysseus's son know it was really Odysseus?
Odysseus said Athena disguised him
Why did a man want to fight Odysseus?
Odysseus was sitting on his chair
How did Polyphemus trap everyone in the cave?
He placed a massive stone slab at the entrance.
What did Circe's magic drug do to Odysseus's men?
It made them into pigs
What is the six headed monster called?
Scylla
Who did the suitors's leader not want alive?
Telemachus
What will happen to the man if he looses the fight?
He'll be shipped off to King Echitus in Epirus
How does Odysseus put Polyphemus to sleep?
They gave him 3 bowls of wine.
What did Odysseus kill to eat with his men?
A deer
What can they not kill and eat on the island?
Helios's cattle
When Odysseus's dog died, who picked him and took him away?
Athena took the dog
After the fight, what did Odysseus and Telemachus have to hide?
The weapons
How many people did Polyphemus eat?
6 men
Who does Odysseus meet while walking through the forest?
Hermes
What killed the men and broke the boat?
Zeus's lightning bolt
How did the suitors treat Odysseus when he was disguised?
The suitors thought he was a beggar, and they were underestimated him.
What dream did Odysseus's wife have a dream about?
Twenty geese come to feed beside her house. Then a great mountain eagle swoops down and breaks their necks, every one. It flies away and she weeps over the slaughter. Then he returns and tells her "Be glad. Those geese were suitors, and I am your husband, returned to bring death to them all"
What's the name of Polyphemus's dad?
Poseidon
How long does Odysseus stay with Circe?
What did Odysseus reach for to escape the whirlpool?
A tree branch
What did the suitors throw at Odysseus?
A wooden chair
How did the old servant know it was Odysseus?
The scar on Odysseus's leg