Who's Who
A natural phenomenon or a monster dwelling beneath the waves, either way, this whirling danger spells disaster for all who come too close.
Who is Charybdis?
This stage in the Hero's Cycle indicates the hero is at their lowest point in the story
What is the Abyss?
Damsel in Distress in "The Princess Bride"
Who is Buttercup?
The heir of Odysseus and prince of Ithaca
Who is Telemachus?
This nightmarish demigod has an affinity for human flesh
Who is the cyclops, Polyphemus?
An enchantress who transforms Odysseus's men into pigs
Who is Circe?
A hero crosses over this point from the known world Into the Unknooooowwwwnnnnnnnn
What is the Threshold?
Also, now the song from Frozen 2 is stuck in your head.
These enchanting songstresses could lead you to your doom.
Who are the sirens?
The reason Odysseus was so far from home in the first place.
What is fighting the Trojan War?
These flower fans don't do much of anything but their purpose narratively is to guard the threshold.
Who are the Lotus eaters?
Who is Joseph Campbell?
The final stage in the Hero's Cycle
What is the return to the ordinary world?
A fatal flaw a hero must overcome or by consumed by.
What is a hamartia?
The patron deity of Odysseus
This character in The Odyssey is constantly changing identities and names
Who is Odysseus, the shape shifter?
Homer, but not Simpson
Who is the author of The Odyssey and The Iliad?
These figures are "mini bosses" or small challenges that must be face early on in the adventure.
What are threshold guardians?
Beginning a story in the middle of things
What is in medias res?
Lord of earthquakes and master of the waves
Who is Poseidon, god of the seas?
This character changes their mind and decides to ally themselves with Odysseus after being a figure of evil.
Who is Circe, the sea witch and evil figure with a good heart?
This loyal subject was able to recognize Odysseus upon his return.
Odysseus has returned home only to find his home is littered with suitors attempting to court his wife, eating his food, and trashing the place
What is the Road Back?
The devil figure in "The Princess Bride"
Who is Count Rugen? OR
Who is the six fingered man?
Goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of heroes.
Who are the Muses?
This friendly beast shows that even nature is on the side of Odysseus
Who is Argos (sometimes spelled Argus)?