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What?
100
crafty thinker and skilled warrior hero of the Odyssey
Who is Odysseus?
100
father of Odysseus
Who is Laertes?
100
helps Odyssseus in many of his trials on his way home
Who is Athena?
100
helps Odysseus in his many trials on the way home
Who is Athena?
100
This lasted 10 years
What is the Trojan War or The Odyssey?
200
Author of both The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
200
Odysseus's man who falls off a roof
Who is Elpinor?
200
Angry with Odysseus for harming his son
Who is Poseidon?
200
monster with 6 dog-shaped heads
What is Scylla?
200
thing that won the war for the Greeks
What is the Trojan Horse?
300
wove a shroud for her father-in-law in an attempt to delay the suitors
Who is Penelope?
300
crafty thinker, mighty warrior of the Odyssey; raider of cities
Who is Odysseus?
300
promises Helios to destroy Odysseus's last ship
Who is Zeus?
300
gives Odysseus an herb that keeps Circe from turning him into a pig
Who is Hermes?
300
She keeps him captive for 7 years
Who is Calypso?
400
hero of The Odyssey
Who is Odysseus?
400
the hero of the Odyssey
Who is Odysseus?
400
his curse on Odysseus comes true
Who is Polyphemus?
400
god of the winds
Who is Aeolus?
400
This is why Odysseus never gives his heart to Calypso
What is he longs for home and wife?
500
Odysseus's son
Who is Telemachus?
500
son of Odysseus
Who is Telemechaus?
500
he pulls the sun across the sky each day
Who is Helios?
500
a horrible monster-like whirlpool
What is Charybdis?
500
This plant makes men forget their responsibilities and love for home
What is the lotus plant?
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