Characters
It's all EPIC!
Gods, Goddesses, etc.
Feats/Intellectual and Otherwise
Prove it to me
100
Goddess that disguises Odysseus as a beggar.
Who is Athena?
100
Define an epic.
What is a long narrative poem about important events in the history or folklore of a nation or culture.
100
Curses Odysseus and begs his father to seek revenge.
Who is Polyphemus?
100
Describe Penelope's challenge.
What is stringing a bow and shooting an arrow through twelve ax handles?
100
Provide two examples of Odysseus' cunning intelligence vs. brute strength.
*cyclops (outsmarting with wine, escaping under the sheep) *putting wax behind his men's ears so they could not hear the Sirens *asking to be tied to the mast during the Sirens episode
200
He is angry when Odysseus' men devour his cattle.
Who is Lord Helios?
200
What literary form is the Odyssey?
What is an epic poetry?
200
He told Odysseus how to get home and warned of obstacles to overcome.
Who is Tiresias?
200
How does Odysseus keep his men from hearing the Sirens' song?
What is putting beeswax behind the ears of his men?
200
A modern-day connection to the return of Odysseus would be _____________.
What is a soldier returning from war.
300
Odysseus tells his wanderings to these people.
Who are the Phaecians?
300
The main character in an epic is called _________.
What is an epic hero?
300
He controls the weather by which Odysseus sails.
Who is Zeus?
300
Penelope weaves this and shows she and Odysseus share cunning and intelligence.
What is a burial shroud?
300
Epic heroes have the following qualities . . .
What is super-human strength, heroic acts, bravery and success. He is usually of noble birth.
400
He could finally die in peace now that his master was home.
Who was Argus?
400
He is the epic hero in the Odyssey.
Who is Odysseus?
400
The father of Polyphemus and the other Cyclopes.
Who is Poseidon?
400
She turned Odysseus' men into swine while on her island.
Who is Circe?
400
Today, Penelope's challenge could be compared to . . .
What is The Bachelorette?
500
He was the most disliked suitor.
Who was Antinous?
500
He wrote the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
500
I am a three-headed sea monster.
Who is Scylla?
500
He gives Odysseus favorable winds.
Who is Aeolis?
500
Listen to the following epic simile. It recalls the dangers Odysseus faced on his journey home by stating the following examples . . .
What is the many references to the sea, swimmer, rough water, Poseidon's blows, gale winds, surf, brine, beaches, etc. All touch on the perils Odysseus faced and overcame.
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