Characters
An epic hero who was absent from home for 20 years
Who is Odysseus?
In what year was the Odyssey said to have been composed?
What is 700 B.C.?
"No body! Nobody's tricked me; nobody's ruined me!"
Who is the Cyclops/Polymephus?
Odysseus puts wax in his men's ears to avoid temptations from...
Who are the Sirens?
What is the prequel to The Odyssey?
What is The Illiad?
Tricked suitors by saying she'd choose one to marry after her robe was weaved...
Who is Penelope?
The king who transports Odysseus home...
Who is Alcinous?
"Sweet coupled airs we sing. No lonely seafarer holds clear of entering our green mirror."
Who are the Sirens?
Odysseus ties his men to the ship so they do not want to stay on which island?
What is the Island of the Lotus Eaters?
Which island was Odysseus detained for 7 years after the war?
What is Calypso's Island?
Temptress/witch who turns men into swine...
Who is Circe?
In the archery contest, how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow through?
What is 12?
"I see destruction for your ship and crew Though you survive alone, bereft of all companions, lost for years, under strange sail shall you come home, to find your own house filled with trouble" (predicts future for Odysseus and that he makes it home)
Who is Tiresias?
Odysseus's men sacrifice one of the cattle of whom...
Who is the Sun God?
Menalaus is the king of which city?
What is Sparta?
Odysseus's faithful swineherd who helped kill the suitors
Who is Eumaeus?
Why did Poseidon cause so many issues for Odysseus on his journey?
What is he stabbed his son, the Cyclops?
"There will be killing 'til the score is paid. You forced yourselves upon this house. Fight your way out!"
Who is Odysseus?
Odysseus's men are plucked from the ship by what before the boat nearly shipwrecked?
What is Scylla or whirplool?
What is Odysseus's telling mark that Eurycleia noticed to prove it was him?
What is a scar of from a boar on his foot?
Arrogant, abusive suitor who throws a chair at Odysseus
What method is told to recount the Cyclops scene?
What is flashback?
"Every day I wove on the great loom, and every night by torch light I unwove it; and so for three years I've deceived them."
Who is Penelope?
What is the land for which Odysseus longs to reach?
What is Ithaca?
Who is Odysseus' son who sets out to find him?