Vocab
Oh, Dissius
Who’s Who in Homer?
Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Creatures
Who Said It??
Epic Understanding
100

Foe

An enemy or opponent

100

This island is Odysseus's homeland, where his wife Penelope waits for him.

Ithaca

100
  • Son of Odysseus and Penelope
  • Grew up without his father, who left for the Trojan War when he was a baby
  • A young prince of Ithaca
  • His home has been taken over by suitors seeking to marry his mother
  • Begins the story unsure of himself but searching for news of his father and his own place in the world

Telemachus

100

God of: Wisdom, strategy, and warfare

  • Protector of Odysseus
  • Known for intelligence and problem-solving

Athena (Athene)

100

"That all may know I am greater than you, Achilles, I shall go in your tent and take away the maiden Briseis."

Agamemnon

100

How did the Trojans bring the Wooden Horse inside the city of Troy?


They tore down their own city walls to let the Wooden Horse inside.

200

Achaeans

Another name for the ancient Greeks who fought against Troy

200

King Menelaus last saw Odysseus here.

On an Island with Calypso

200
  • Because of a prophecy that said he would bring destruction to Troy, he was raised away from the royal court and lived as a shepherd
  • Known for making wise decisions and judging fairly as a shepherd
  • Becomes a prince of Troy

Paris

200
  • A sea nymph (a female spirit connected to nature).
  • Connected to Odysseus' journey.

Calypso

200

Who said " Hapless man...Take this veil from me and wind it around they breast. As long as it is upon thee through cast not drown."?

Ino

200

It was Penelope's strategy for keeping the suitors from forcing her to choose a new husband.

Weaving on her loom during the day and taking it apart at night

300

Oracle

A person or place believed to provide messages or predictions from the gods.

300

Odysseus is famous for using this quality to survive difficult situations.

He is cunning/intelligent 

300
  • Trojan captive
  • Awarded to Agamemnon
  • Daughter of a priest of Apollo

Chryseis

300
  • God of fire and metalworking.
  • Makes powerful weapons and armor for the gods.
  • Supports the Greeks

Hephaestus

300

Who said " I do not hold him here because I hate Odysseus, but because I love him greatly, and would have him dwell with me here..." ?

Calypso

300

Why did Patroklos die?

He forgot to stay near the ships and he was killed by Hector

400

Suppliant

a person who begs or pleads humbly for something, especially for mercy or help.

400

What is the story behind Odysseus and Philoctetes?

Philoctetes had been left behind on Lemnos because of his wound. Odysseus later brought him back because he possessed Hercules’ bow and arrows, which were needed to help defeat Paris.

400
  • Odysseus’s trusted friend.
  •  Father-figure and guide to Telemachus
  • Athena uses his appearance to guide Telemachus

Mentor

400
  • God of the sun, music, prophecy, healing, and archery
  • Supports the Trojans during the war
  • Sends a plague on the Greek army

Apollo

400

"Renowned Menelaus... this is indeed the son of Odysseus. And I avow myself to be the son of another comrade of yours, of Nestor, who was with you at the war of Troy."

Peisistratus

400

This is how long there was peace between the two armies while the Trojans grieved for Hector, the protector of the city.

12 days

500

Guile

cleverness or deception used to achieve a goal

500

After washing the clothes, Nausicaa and her friends played a game involving this object. While playing with this object, they woke the sleeping Odysseus

A ball

500
  • Trojan captive
  • Awarded to Achilles

Briseis

500
  • Messenger goddess.
  • She serves the gods and carries their messages to both sides.

Iris

500

"When my father, The Ancient One of the Sea, comes here to sleep, lay hands upon him and hold himwith all the strength you have." 

A. Eidothee

B. Eurycleia

C. Halitherses

A. Eidothee

500

For how long did the goddesses mourn over the body of Achilles?

Seventeen days and seventeen nights.

600

Impetuous

acting quickly and without thinking carefully, often because of strong emotions.


600

When building his raft to leave Calypso's island of Ogygia, Odysseus cut down how many trees using a bronze axe?

20

600

Antinous

Wants to marry Penelope and take control of Odysseus’s home

Represents the disorder and trouble caused by Odysseus’s absence

600

After Achilles is dishonored by Agamemnon, this goddess appeals to Zeus to help the Trojans gain the upper hand until her son receives the honor he deserves.

His mother, Thetis

600

"Achilles, for this time we will bring thee safely back from the battle. But a day will come when we shall not bring thee back..."

Xanthos

600

Which goddess gave Paris the golden apple that started the dispute among the three goddesses?

Eris, the goddess of Discord.

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