Main Character Energy
The name of Odysseus' mentor.
Who is Athena?
The number of men Odysseus took with him to the Cyclops' cave.
What is 12?
The cattle Odysseus' men killed belonged to ______.
Who is Helios?
The author of both The Odyssey and The Iliad.
Who is Homer?
The number of steps in the Hero's Journey.
What is 12?
The name of the individual who was in love with Odysseus & kept him on her island for 10 years.
Who is Calypso?
The number of suitors that were slain in Odysseus' home.
What is 114?
The tricky lie Odysseus tells Polyphemus.
What is: My name is "Nohbdy?"
The number of years that Odysseus was away from Ithaca.
What is 20 years?
The place where Odysseus faces a life or death situation, known as the "ordeal" in the Hero's Journey model.
What is: the underworld?
The six- headed sea monster who eats six of Odysseus' men.
Who is Scylla?
Sirens are part _____, part ______, and part ______.
What is: part bird, part fish, part lady?
When Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, hears about Penelope having to marry a suitor, he makes up a story and exclaims that she needs to buy herself an additional day's time. Explain the story.
What is: He said he saw Odysseus, and he would be home in one full day's time?
The reason Odysseus was called to fight in the battle of Troy.
What is: King Menelaus wanted to avenge Paris for stealing his wife, so he asked Odysseus to lead his army in the Trojan War?
Odysseus' final test that he must pass.
What is Penelope's test?
The blind prophet that tells Odysseus what his future will look like.
Who is Tiresias?
The wind that was missing from the bag of winds, given to Odysseus by Aeolus.
What is the favorable west wind?
Penelope didn't want to marry a suitor because she still believed Odysseus to be alive. She came up with a set plan to deceive the suitors. Explain her trick and how much time it bought her.
What is:
She told them she needed to weave a shroud for Laertes. During the day, she weaved but at night, she unweaved it?
3 years?
The genre of The Odyssey.
What is an Epic Poem?
Odysseus' fatal flaw, which is a huge part of his journey, is excessive pride. The formal name of his flaw is:
What is hubris?
The suitor who threw a stool at Odysseus & called him a pest.
Who is Antinous?
Circe turned half of Odysseus' men into _______.
What is "swine" or pigs?
While Odysseus and his men are taking cover in the grotto, he prays to the gods for help. Explain what happens next.
What is: the gods put him to sleep?
The author of The Odyssey "wrote" it through saying the story aloud, which is called __________ __________.
What is oral tradition?
The step (number and name) of the Hero's Journey where Odysseus is granted passage back to his home in Ithaca.
What is: Step 9, Reward?