Cyclops
Who is the dad of the cyclops
Poseidon
What word is used to describe the sound the goats and sheep make?
bleating
What does guile mean in the odyssey
What is trickiness, craftiness, or artful deception in attaining a goal
How many companions died
6
What does Odysseus fill into Cyclops bowl
Potent wine
Does cyclops care about their gods
No they do not
What does it mean to commandeer something?
To take control of it for official use
Odysseus says the cyclopes are ignorant of civility in their way of life. What does he mean?
They don't know how to act/treat others with respect and courtesy.
What was Odysseus thinking about as they spent all night in the cave?
How to save himself and his companions
Who fastened the comrades under the bellies of the beasts
Odysseus
How tall is a cyclops
15 -20 feet, or as tall as a mountain; quite prodigious
Odysseus hides his sharpened stake under one of the dung piles in _____ around the cave.
profusion
What does fleece mean in the odyssey
It is a sheep's wooly covering
Who did Polyphemus pray to
He prayed to his dad, Poseidon
Why does Odysseus trick Cyclops of where he left his ship
So the Cyclops doesn't know where the ship could be
Who is Nohbdy?
Odysseus
What is the word used to describe the Greek custom of hospitality?
Xenia
What does bow mean in the odyssey (not the weapon)
It is the front end of a ship
What fruit made the people forget their past and neglected their future
What is lotus
Who does Polyphemus originally think the people in his cave are?
He thought they were pirates and traders
What is Cyclops name
Polyphemus
What is a soothsayer?
Someone who can see the future or know when people are lying
What does seized mean in the odyssey
It is forcefully grabbed
Who did the Cyclops EXPECT to come and take out his eye
some beast or giant creature, not a mortal man
Why, in this episode, is Odysseus angry with the gods?
Because they refuse to help him, so he has to solve his own problems