Characters
Who is the main hero of the Odyssey
Odysseus
What one-eyed giant does Odysseus blind?
Polyphemus the Klyclops
Where is Odysseus trying to return to?
Ithaca
Which goddess helps Odysseus the most?
What symbol represents Penelope’s loyalty?
Her weaving/unweaving shroud
Who is Odysseus' wife?
Penelope
What creatures sing songs to lure sailors to their deaths?
The Sirens
What happens to the men who eat the Lotus plant?
They forget about home.
Which god is angry because Odysseus blinded his son?
Poseidon
What does Odysseus’s journey symbolize?
The struggle to return home / perseverance
What is Odysseus' dog's name?
Argos
Who are the man-eaters?
Laestrygonians
What island/nymph keeps Odysseus for seven years?
Ogygia (Kalypso)
Which messenger god tells Kalypso to release Odysseus?
Hermes
What theme is shown through Odysseus’s disguises?
Cunning and intelligence
Which faithful servant helps Odysseus defeat the suitors?
Eumaeus
What deadly whirlpool threatens to swallow Odysseus’s ship?
Charybdis
On what island does Odysseus wash up and tell his story to King Alkinoos?
Scheria (Phaeacians)
Which god destroys Odysseus’s ship with a lightning bolt?
Zeus
What does Argos, Odysseus’s dog, symbolize?
Loyalty and faithfulness
Who gives Odysseus prophesy in the Underworld?
Teiresias
Who turns Odysseus’s men into pigs?
Kirke
What land does Odysseus visit to speak with the dead?
The Underworld
Who is the god of the winds who gives Odysseus a bag of air?
Aeolus
What message about hospitality does The Odyssey teach? What is the Greek word for this?
Guests should be treated with respect (xenia).