Gods and Goddesses
Monsters
Events
Epic and Random
Wild Card
100
Goddess born of sea foam. Goddess of love and beauty.
What is Aphrodite?
100
Giant, one-eyed son of Poseidon
What is Polyphemus?
100
How long does it take Odysseus to return home after the Trojan War?
What is ten years?
100
What does "in media res" mean?
What is a narrative that begins in the middle of the story or in the middle of events?
100
A descriptive word or phrase comprised of adjectives repeated before a character's name.
What is an epic epithet?
200
Goddess of chaos who did not receive a wedding invitation.
What is Eris?
200
Giant whirlpool monster.
What is Charybdis?
200
To delay the suitors Penelope devises what clever plan?
What is weaves and unweaves Laertes' shroud?
200
Who is Eumaeus?
What is Odysseus' loyal servant, swineherd, and friend who provides asylum when Odysseus first arrives on Ithaka.
300
Goddess of strategic warfare
What is Athena?
300
Monsters who lure sailors to their death with their sweet singing.
What are the Sirens?
300
Man responsible for kidnapping Helen of Troy/Sparta.
What is Paris?
300
By rhapsodes to the accompaniment of a harp/lyre.
What is the way epics were originally communicated to audiences?
300
How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?
What is by identifying the scar on his leg?
400
God of the Sun and lover of cattle
What is Helios?
400
Six headed, twelve legged man eater.
What is the Scylla?
400
Seven years.
What is how long does Odysseus stay with Calypso?
400
The three purposes of a myth.
What is teach a lesson, explain the inexplicable, entertain?
400
Provide an example of dramatic irony in The Odyssey
What is when Odyssey is disguised as a beggar upon arrival to Ithaka or when Argos recognizes Odysseus' voice?
500
The three goddesses who felt each deserved the apply marked "to the fairest."
What are Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
500
Giant cannibals barely mentioned in our textbook.
What are the Laestrygonians?
500
Psychologist who said myths come from humanity's collective unconscious mind.
What is Carl Jung?
500
What is xenia?
What is ancient Greek cultural norm that values well behaved guests and generous hosts?
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