Gods
Vocab
Characters
Tests and Trials
Miscellaneous
100

Head God, rules with thunder and lightning 

Zeus 

100

a state of disbelief 

incredulity 

100

Odysseus' dog with a sad ending 

Argos 

100

Odysseus uses this weapon to pass the archery test

Bow

100

While Odysseus' appearance is magically altered, Telemachus compares his father to this, a person who cannot die

Immortal 

200

One eyed Polyphemus calls him Pops or father

Poseidon 

200

a skill that one is good at. "a master of their ____"

craft

200

The son of our hero, containing murderous thoughts for those who wrong him 

Telemachus 

200

An arrow must be shot through these in order to win the archery contest

Axe Handles 

200
Why does Telemachus tell his father they cannot defeat the suitors at their home?

There are too many of them. 

300

Goddess of strategy, helps Odysseus sneak back into Ithaca

Athena 

300

conceal true motives, disguise 

dissemble

300

A clever and loyal woman, spinning both yarn and lies

Penelope

300

Penelope gives her husband one final test to...

Make sure that he is truly who he says he is. 

300

When Odysseus comes home, Argos recognizes this 

His voice

400

The god of the Underworld 

Hades

400

intentionally cause someone to believe something that is not true

deceive

400

This guy chickens out, offering Odysseus cattle and gold if he lets the suitors go

Eurymachus

400

Odysseus becomes furious when Penelope lies to him and tells him this has been moved

Their bed

400

When Eurymachus offers Odysseus cattle and gold for their lives, how does Odysseus respond?

He refuses the offer and refuses to forgive them. 

500

Odysseus prays to this god when attacking the men in his home

Apollo 

500

puzzled, confused, bewildered 

bemused

500

This suitor dies by an arrow through the throat

Antinous

500
How does Odysseus respond to Penelope testing him one final time?

He is outraged and doesn't believe her.

500

The Odyssey is this, spanning a long period of time, involving supernatural aspects, and incudes powerful characters against challenging obstacles

An Epic Poem 
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