Who's Who?
Who said it? and Who cares?
Literary Terms
Who did it?
Who knows?
100
Odysseus' father.
Who is Laertes?
100
"May Zeus and all the gods bless you, stranger, for welcoming me with such an open heart."
Who is Odysseus? This is important because it shows the proper guest/host relationship between Eumaeus and Odysseus.
100
Give an example of imagery.
What is any descriptive phrase using descriptive language?
100
...provides Odysseus divine assistance throughout the epic?
Who is Athena?
100
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Who is Homer?
200
Odysseus' dog.
Who is Argus?
200
"Nurse, bring the bed from the master bedroom, The bedstead he made himself, and spread it for him With fleeces and blankets and silky coverlets."
Who is Penelope? This is important because it shows how Penelope tested Odysseus to ensure it was really him.
200
Who is Odysseus' antagonist among the suitors?
Who is Antinous?
200
...died in the Trojan War when he was shot in the heel?
Who is Achilles?
200
Give an example of a simile.
What is any comparison using like or as.
300
The sun god.
Who is Helios?
300
"Noman is killing me by some kind of trick."
Who is Polyphemus? This is important because it shows how Odysseus was able to trick and defeat the Cyclops.
300
Give an example of a metaphor.
What is any comparison NOT using like or as?
300
...fought a duel with Odysseus when he was disguised as a beggar?
Who is Irus?
300
Which god is opposing Odysseus' homecoming?
Who is Poseidon?
400
The woman who killed Agamemnon.
Who is Clytemnestra?
400
"Well, so much for a message. Here they are. Either some god told them, or they spotted Telemachus' ship sailing by but couldn't catch her."
Who is Amphinomous? This is important because Telemachus was able to outwit the suitors, and they were unable to murder him as planned. Athena helped.
400
Define foil.
What is a character's opposite?
400
...encouraged Odysseus' men to eat the cattle of the sun god.
Who is Eurylochus?
400
Who finally returns Odysseus to Ithaca?
Who are the Phaeicians?
500
The goddess who held Odysseus captive on her island for seven years.
Who is Calypso?
500
"Oh well, I will keep you out of harm's way. Take this herb with you when you go to Circe, And it will protect you from her deadly tricks."
Who is Hermes? This is important because it is how Odysseus was able to outwit Circe and free his men.
500
Define kleos.
What is glory?
500
...turned Odysseus' men into swine.
Who is Circe?
500
Define epithet.
What is a word or phrase that makes the reader see the object or character described in a clearer light?
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