Terms
Characters
Gods
Miscellaneous
Setting
100
A larger than life figure, usually male.
What is an epic hero?
100
The epic hero in the Odyssey.
Who is Odysseus?
100
The God of all gods
Who is Zeus?
100
The sons of Poseidon.
Who are the Cyclops?
100
The main setting in Book 10.
What is Circe's Island?
200
A very detailed comparison between two things using like or as.
What is an epic simile?
200
Odysseus's son
Who is Telemachus?
200
The Goddess of wisdom and war.
Who is Athena?
200
The number of books in The Odyssey
What is 24?
200
The main setting in Book 11.
What is The Underworld?
300
A descriptive phrase that characterizes a person or thing.
What is an epithet?
300
Odysseus's wife
Who is Penelope?
300
The Goddess that held Odysseus captive for seven years.
Who is Calypso?
300
The name of the swine herd.
Who is Eumaeus?
300
The main setting in Book 9.
What is Cyclops's cave?
400
A story told within another story.
What is a framed story?
400
Odysseus's father
Who is Laertes?
400
The God of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
400
The main setting in Book 23.
What is Ithaca?
500
To reference something without mentioning it.
What is allusion?
500
Odysseus's second in command
Who is Eurylochus?
500
The messenger god.
Who is Hermes?
500
Odysseus's old friend that died after seeing him again.
Who is Odysseus's dog?
500
The book where Odysseus returns to Ithaca.
What is Book 13?
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