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This trick helps Odysseus escape from Polyphemus using intelligence instead of strength.
What is telling Polyphemus that his name is “Nobody”?
This inner conflict drives Creon’s major decisions in Antigone.
What is balancing his power with doing what is right?
Both Telemachus and Antigone share this trait in their conflicts with authority
What is standing up to authority?
This mistake by Odysseus’s crew shows a weakness in his leadership.
What is the men opening the bag of winds?
This group represents the voice and feelings of the people of Thebes.
What is the Chorus?
This god in The Odyssey explains that humans suffer because of their own bad choices.
Who is Zeus?
This belief motivates Antigone to bury her brother despite Creon’s law.
What is honoring the gods is more important than the king’s rule?
This shared theme appears in both The Odyssey and Antigone.
What is pride can lead to trouble?
(alternate: fate vs. free will)
This event restores justice and order to Odysseus’s household.
What is the killing of the suitors?
This character’s warning scares Creon into thinking about changing his mind.
Who is Tiresias?
This crime against the gods is at the center of Tiresias’s speech to Creon.
What is leaving Polyneices unburied?
Another word for powerful, symbolic language
What is imagery or symbolism?
This theme is strengthened by Tiresias’s warning to Creon
What is - the danger of pride; or respect for the gods?
This son of Odysseus grows from a boy into a confident young leader.
Who is Telemachus?
This queen proves her cleverness by delaying the suitors with a weaving trick.
Who is Penelope?
This Greek value teaches proper behavior between hosts and guests.
What is xenia, or hospitality?
This symbol in Antigone represents death and punishment.
What is the tomb?
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows more than the characters.
What is dramatic irony?
This god is responsible for most of Odysseus’s suffering at sea.
Who is Poseidon?
This disguise allows Odysseus to safely observe the suitors
What is being disguised as a beggar?
This lesson is taught through the fate of the suitors.
What is that disrespect and greed lead to punishment?
This theme is developed when Antigone chooses death over dishonor.
What is moral courage or loyalty to family?
This act by Odysseus’s crew shows how disobedience leads to disaster.
What is killing the cattle of Helios?
This moment shows Telemachus beginning to take control in his father’s home.
What is when he confronts the suitors for their behavior?
This quality is the main reason Athena supports Odysseus throughout his journey.
What is his cleverness or intelligence?