Gods/Goddesses
This deity is seen throughout the books as a helper, usually in disguise.
Athena
These creatures lure sailors to their deaths with song.
Sirens
A couple times in the story, the reader is reminded that Odysseus is...
Telling his story.
Opening the bag of winds and sending them back to the last island.
Odysseus returns home disguised as this, in order to scope out the situation in his home.
Beggar
This deity turns men into pigs.
Circe
This six-headed monster devours six of Odysseus’s men.
Scylla
What is the "sign of doom" seen at the beginning of the story, and again in Penelope's dream?
Eagle(s)
It is evident that this person has deep trust issues with men, as she doesn't keep them human for very long.
Circe
What challenge does Penelope create for her suitors?
Stringing Odysseus’s bow and shooting an arrow through twelve axe heads.
This deity tells Calypso to release Odysseus.
Hermes
This one-eyed giant is kind of really dumb.
Penelope weaves by day and unravels her work at night to delay....
Marriage to a suitor.
This character reaches out to Odysseus in the Land of the Dead and tells him she has killed herself waiting for him to return home.
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus by his...
Scar on his leg
This deity watches over sacred cattle.
Helios
These people grow a flower that makes men forget home.
Lotus Eaters
This Greek concept means showing hospitality to strangers, especially in the case that a stranger is a god in disguise.
Xenia
This character was upset because she was losing her love, which seems to be something the gods often do when mortals and love are involved.
Calypso
How does Odysseus prove to Penelope who he truly is?
By mentioning the bed made out of an olive tree.
This deity interferes with Odysseus’s journey out of revenge for his son's injury.
Poseidon
This prophet told Odysseus about his two possible journeys going home.
Tiresias
Men hid inside this "creature" which led to their victory in a war.
Trojan Horse
Odysseus does these two major things with his identity when communicating with Polyphemus.
Says his name is "Nobody," and then tells him his true name.
Why is Laertes so excited to put on armor and fight?
Because he was able to see both his son and his grandson fighting together.