Who's Who
Odysseus tells his journey to these gracious hosts...for a very long time...
Who are King Alcinous, Queen Arete and the Phaeacians?
Master of disguise, she always comes to help Odysseus
Who is Athena?
What's that oinking sound? We must be at this goddess' house!
Who is Circe?
Odysseus' home island, the place he longs to be
What is Ithaca?
The legendary author of this poem
Who is Homer?
He drank too much, fell off a roof and died
Who is Elpenor?
This goddess keeps Odysseus prisoner on the island of Ogygia
She has six heads with sharp teeth -- beware!
Why is Scylla?
Odysseus meets his mother here
Where is the Land of the Dead?
A comparison between two dissimilar things...
What is a simile?
Odysseus' loyal hunting dog
Who is Argos?
The wind god...who tries to help Odysseus with a special gift
Who is Aeolus?
This proud suitor is the first to die when Odysseus gets home
Who is Antinous?
Telemachus goes to this palace, where Helen gives him a drug to take away all sorrow
Where is Menelaus' house? (in Sparta)
Odysseus uses this as proof of his identity when his father doubts....
What is the scar? (and the orchard trees)
This princess went to wash her laundry and met the washed-up Odysseus
Who is Nausicaa?
His lightning bolt puts an end to all the fighting.
Who is Zeus?
Polyphemus, who's hurting you??
Who is NOMAN?
Odysseus pretends he is a murderer who escaped from this island
What is Crete?
She translated The Odyssey into English, and even used Iambic Pentameter!
Who is Emily Wilson?
You, the loyal swineherd, will always be remembered
Who is Eumaeus?
She gave Odysseus a scarf...or was it a life jacket??
Who is Ino?
Better row quickly past this deadly whirlpool...or else!
What is Charybdis?
Don't touch those cows!!
What is the Island of the Sun God?
The epic begins in this place...
What is Zeus' palace, or Mt. Olympus?