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Odysseus Family
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Vocab
100

Traps Odysseus and some of his crew in his cave.

Who is Polyphemus?

100

God of underworld.

Who is Hades?

100

Son of Odysseus.

Who is Telemachus?

100

Welcoming Guests into your house.

What is Hospitality?

100

A story teller.

What is a bard?

200

Makes a Gaint Wirlpool.

Who is Charybdis? 

200

God of horses, oceans, and earthquakes.

Who is Poseidon?

200

Wife of Odysseus.

Who is Penelope?

200

Faithfulness to spouse.

What is Fidelity?

200

Homer uses this to compare two unlike things.

What is a Homeric simile?

300

Women who lure men to their doom by singing about the men's pasts.

Who are Sirens?

300

God in charge of gods and men.

Who is Zeus?

300

Mom of Odysseus.

Who is Anticlea?

300

Acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

What is intelligence?

300

To consider carefully.

What is to Ponder?

400

A six-headed monster that snatches six men whenever a ship sails by.

Who is Scylla?

400

Goddess of wisdom and war.

Whos is Athena?


400

Odysseus's dog.

Who is Argos?

400

Taking control and leading people.

What is Leadership?

400

Another word for disgusting.

What is vile?

500

A nymph who lives on Aeaea and changes Odysseus' crew into swine.

Who is circe?

500

God who sees and hears everything.

Who is Helios?

500

Father of Odysseus.

Who is Laerte?

500

A sin of arogance.

What is Hubris?

500

A long poem generally from oral tradition.

What is an epic poem?

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