Characters
What is the name of Posiden's son?
Polyphemus
"When the young dawn with finger tips of rose came in the east..." - book 9
personification
Which god/goddess did Odysseus spend 7 of his 10 wandering years with?
Calypso
Odysseus sits by himself every night on the beach longing to be with his wife despite bring on the island with Calypso for years - book 5
loyalty
Name of Odysseus' wife
Penelope
Character in book 5 who keeps Odysseus captive on an island for many years?
Calypso
"Switching their long tails they faced our men like hounds, who look up for their master comes with tidbits for them" - book 10
simile
What was Circe's main power she held/did to Odysseus' crew?
turned men into pigs
"...he fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home" - book 1
selflessness
The god of wind, Aeolus, gives Odysseus men a bag of west wind--why do his men open the bag?
They think it is gold and silver
Which god helps Odysseus not turn into a pig?
Hermes
"...whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and the bait far out, will hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle the wriggling through the air" - book 12
metaphor
The "giant" who ate 6 of his men over the course of 2 days is from which book?
Book 9
In book 5 it talks about how many women think highly of Odysseus and want him--what heroic trait does Odysseus have in this scenario?
Circe tells Odysseus that before he continues his journey he must visit who ?
Ghost of Tiresias to hear a prophecy
Odysseus' crew is warned by whom not to eat the cattle of Helios ?
Tiresias
"Even a god who found this place would gaze and feel his heart beat with delight" - book 5
setting
Circe gives Odysseus 2 options for his journey back to Ithaca after making it through the sirens which are...? *EXPLAIN THE CONSEQUENCES OF BOTH*
one - Scylla: will eat 6 men
two - Charybdis: dark sea tide that will take the whole ship
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that his name is "Nohbdy" - book 9
cunning/intelligent
Odysseus is the son of ...
Laertes
Odysseus is given 2 options of ways home, one is through a whirlpool and the other eats men. What are the names of these 2 creatures?
Scylla and Charybdis
"Nohbdy will not get out alive" - book 9
dramatic irony
On Odysseus' journey, what is the first of many challenges we learn about that he is telling King Alcinous?
the Lotus Eaters
Is it a heroic trait when Odysseus yells back at Polyphemus from the boat? Explain.
*opinion question* either answer is correct
What event was the originating cause of Odysseus' 10 year journey?
Trojan War