Greek Roots
Which root word means FIRE?
Pyr/o
Scylla
Zeus or Athena
Do Penelope and Odysseus live happily ever after?
Yes
Who returns to Ithaca with Odysseus?
No one
Which root word means SEE?
Scop/e/y
How many men does Scylla eat?
6
More than how many men are on the island of Ithaca to win Penelope and take the throne of Odysseus?
100
Which suitor tries to get on Odysseus's good side by telling him he gets why he's angry with them and that they will pay back what they took from Odysseus?
Eurymachus
Where does Circe tell Odysseus he has to go (to speak to the blind prophet Teresias) before returning to Ithaca?
The Underworld
Which root word means UNDER?
Hyp/o
What would Charybdis do to Odysseus and his men?
As a whirlpool, it would suck up the ship.
An old beggar
How does Penelope initially treat Odysseus in their reunion?
She is at first silent and behaves coldly toward him because she doesn't believe he's really him.
Odysseus spends 7 years on whose island?
Calypso
Which root word means FORM?
Morph/o
Name the creatures who sing beautifully and lure men in to eat them.
Sirens
What is one thing the winner of the archery contest must be able to do?
String Odysseus's bow
Shoot it through 12 axe heads
Who is the first suitor killed?
How does Odysseus know Zeus is on his side?
He hears thunder after he wins the archery contest.
Which root word means FALSE?
Pseud/o
(This takes place before book 12.)
Why is Scylla a 6-headed beast?
Circe's boyfriend had a crush on Scylla, and, in anger, Circe casts a spell on her.
Name one of the 3 men who helps Odysseus take revenge.
Telemachus (his son)
Eumaus (swineherd)
Philoteus (cowherd)
Why is Odysseus so angry when Penelope tells him he needs to sleep in his bed outside of his bedroom?
The bed is made out of a rooted olive tree and therefore impossible to move.
Alcinous