The plot thickens
The reason Odysseus and his men don't just kill the Cyclops.
What is the cave door is too heavy for them to open and they will be trapped inside?
I am the protagonist of the story. I am a famous warrior, favored by the gods, except that I made a few too many of them mad and they killed all my men.
Who is Odysseus?
If you incur their wrath, your life will become extremely complicated and terrible.
What is do not anger the gods?
Faithful wife
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus is called to fight in the Trojan War
What is the Call to Adventure?
The final test that Penelope gives to Odysseus to prove that it is really him.
What is she asks him to move their unmovable bed?
I am a god who is fiercely protective of my son. Anyone who wrongs him will face my watery wrath.
Who is Poseidon?
Radical hospitality: letting any stranger into your home in case they are a god in disguise.
What is xenia?
Innocent Girl(s)
Who is Princess Nausicaa?
Odysseus strings the giant bow and kills all the suitors
What is the Resurrection?
Odysseus and his men are attacked by these on the way to the Underworld
What are the souls of the dead?
The men who sneak into my home are such pigs - except for their leader, so I kept him around for a little while.
Who is Circe?
This is a trait exhibited by Penelope and some of Odysseus's servants when he comes home. They don't betray him, even after many years.
What is loyalty?
Sorceress(es)
Once he arrives back in Ithaca, Odysseus learns that the suitors want to kill him and take over the kingdom
What is The Road Back: we aren't safe yet?
Telemachus's father figure while Odysseus has been gone that Odysseus meets with when he first gets home
Who is Eumaeus, the swineherd?
I am just a girl who desires a husband. I thought this man who crawled out of the river might be it, but that didn’t work out.
Who is Princess Nausicaa?
Excessive pride: someone so full of themselves that it leads to their downfall.
What is hubris?
Live in kingdoms
Who are Penelope and Princess Nausicaa?
As prophesied, all of Odysseus men die and he ends up alone, trapped on Calypso’s island with her for years
What is The Ordeal?
The reason Telemachus is afraid to speak with King Nestor when he goes in search of Odysseus.
What is King Nestor is older, and age is greatly respected?
I was voted the most beautiful woman by the gods, but that quite literally started a war. Now I am back with my husband, King Antinous, and hosting Odysseus’s son.
Who is Helen of Troy?
“My looks, my face, my carriage, were soon lost or faded when the Achaeans crossed the sea to Troy, Odysseus my lord among the rest. If he returned, if he were here to care for me, I might be happily renowned.”
What is loyalty?
Desire(s) Odysseus
Who are all the women (Princess Nausicaa, Penelope, Circe, and Calypso)?
Circe gives them Odysseus the prophecy that none of his men will survive the journey home; Odysseus visits the underworld
What is The Approach?