Olympians
One-Eyed Monsters
Cyclops
Fell in love with his own reflection.
Narcissisus
Witch who warned Odysseus of Sirens
Circe
How were myths and epics originally passed on?
Orally
Hubris
Lame and Ugly Blacksmith
Hephaestus
Fire-breathing female monster resembling a lion in the forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon behind.
Chimera
Famous Blind Prophet
Tiresias
What is an epithet?
Short description about the character.
Greek concept of hospitality.
Xenia
Spirits of Inspiration
Muses
Punished in Hades by having repeatedly to roll a huge stone up a hill only to have it roll down again.
Sisyphus
Respected Bard of the Phaeacians
Demodocus
What makes a simile Homeric?
It uses the "as....so" structure.
Which value leads to the Greeks anthropomorphizing their gods?
Humanism
Reason for the changing seasons.
Persephone
An elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete.
Labyrinth
Cyclops Son of Poseidon
Polyphemus
What literary device best helped oral storytellers memorize these epics?
Repetition
"Greek value of self-reflection?"
"Know Thyself"
The word "cuckold" comes from her pity for her husband disguised as a cuckoo bird.
Hera
Titan goddess of memory and remembrance.
Mnemosyne
The Ringleader of Suitors
Antinous
How does The Odyssey open?
Invocation to the Muse
democracy, theatre, architecture, words, medicine, math, science, olympic games, etc.