God-things
To which god (name!) do the cattle belong?
Helios
Who is Polyphemus' father?
Poseidon
This creature, waiting for Odysseus' return, symbolizes loyalty.
Argos (the dog)
Odysseus
With whom does Helen run away, the inciting incident of the Trojan War?
Paris
What is Athena's most frequent identifier?
Shining eyes
How many heads does Scylla have?
6
What object is most representative of the steadiness of Odysseus and Penelope's marriage?
"It is for men to talk, especially me. I am the master."
Telemachus
Who killed Aegisthus and Clytemnestra?
Orestes
Which god is associated with the olive tree?
Athena
What choice does Odysseus make at Laestrygonia that enables him to survive while most of his fleet is killed?
He moors farther out, not in the harbor.
Which object symbolizes Odysseus' rightful place as ruler?
His bow
"So it seems the gods have changed their plans about Odysseus while I was absent! ... But I will goad him to more misery, till he is sick of it."
Poseidon
With whom is Aphrodite trapped in magic chains?
Ares
Which god is associated with the eagle?
Zeus
What do the sirens promise to give Odysseus if he comes closer to hear their song?
Greater knowledge
Which animals are used in an important epic simile to represent Odysseus and Telemachus in their grief upon their reunion?
Eagles and vultures
So you must never treat your wife too well. Do not let her know everything you know. Tell her some things, hide others."
Agamemnon
Why are the Greeks punished by Athena after she helps them win the Trojan War?
Ajax (and other Greeks) desecrate her temple in acts of hubris and sacrilege
Which god creates a trap out of chains?
Hephaestus
Who is the king of the Laestrygonians?
Antiphates
What action (of which Athena is the goddess) is represented many times in the text, especially when critical characters are introduced, and represents a specific type of cleverness?
Weaving
"I swear by Zeus and hospitality and by the hearth of great Odysseus, the place where I have come: he is already here in Ithaca."
Theoclymenus
Who betrays the Old Sea God by telling Menelaus how to capture him?
Eidothea (his daughter)