Gods/Goddesses
Who is the god of the ocean?
Poseidon
One-eyed creature Odysseus blinds.
the Cyclops
How long has Odysseus been gone?
20 years
Name of Odysseus' wife
Penelope
Who is the god of the gods?
Zeus
Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths
the Sirens
Who has invaded Odesseus' house?
Men trying to court his wife.
Who is the only one to "see" through Odysseus' disguise?
His old dog, Argus
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus' son
Who is the god of prophecy?
Apollo
Flower that has drug-like powers
The Lotus
Athena disguises Odysseus as what?
A beggar
How do the servants assist Odysseus at the end?
They take the weapons and bar the doors
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Homer
Who is god of wisdom? She favors Odysseus.
Athena
Person Odysseus speaks to in Hades.
Elpenor, a soldier who got drunk and fell and broke his neck.
Penelope says she will marry the man who can what?
String Odysseus' bow and shoot it through the ax heads
What "test" does Penelope use to make sure Odysseus is telling her the truth?
She says they moved his bed.
Who is Odysseus' father?
Laertes
Who is god of the sun?
Helios
Why did Odysseus leave Ithaca?
to fight Trojan Ware
Who is the ring leader of the suitors?
Antinous
What does Eurymachus say the suitors can do to make restitution?
Pay back all the things they took plus some
Who has to clean up all the dead bodies after Odysseus kills all the suitors?
The unfaithful servants