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Who is trying to return home to Ithaca?
Odysseus
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What do the Laestrygonians do to some of Odysseus's ships?
Throw boulders at them to sink the ships because they don't want Odysseus to escape
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What island did Odysseus leave to go to the Underworld from?
Aeaea (where Circe lives)
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Where is Odysseus's home?
Ithaca
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Why is Odysseus making this journey?
To get back to Ithaca and to his wife and son
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Who is the messenger god?
Hermes
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Do some of Odysseus's men fall under Circe's spell?
Yes
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Why do Odysseus and his men have to go to the Underworld?
To meet Tiresias and get further instructions on how to get back to Ithaca
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What island does Circe live on?
Aeaea
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In what way are some of Odysseus's men on the ship killed?
They were eaten by the Laestrygonians
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Who tells Odysseus to go to the Underworld before returning to Ithaca?
Circe
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What was Hermes offering Odysseus before he met Circe?
A magical herb that would protect him from her curse of becoming a pig
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Where is Odysseus instructed to go to by Circe?
The Underworld
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Where do Odysseus and his men live in luxury for a year?
Aeaea or Circe's palace
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Where does Book X start?
Island of Aeolia
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What is the name of the god of the winds?
Aeolus
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Who were the giant ogres?
Laestrygonians
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What is the name of the island in which the giant ogres live?
Land of Laestryonians
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Where is Odysseus's ship blown back to by the bag of winds that his crew opened?
Aeolia
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What is the significance of the god of the winds?
He gives Odysseus a bag of all of the winds to help him reach Ithaca
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What powers does Circe withhold?
The ability to turn men into pigs and pass the time quickly
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What is the name of Odysseus's wife and son?
Penelope and Telemachus
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Who is the Tiresias that lives in the Underworld
A blind prophet that will tell Odysseus and his men how to get home
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How long do Odysseus and his men spend on Aeaea?
1 year
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What mistake did Odysseus's crew make?
Opening the bag of winds and blowing them away from Ithaca
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