The Odyssey 1
How long was the Trojan war?
10 years
How did Elpenor die and what did he want?
Drunkenly fell off roof and broke neck; he wanted a proper burial.
Odysseus fills this archetype in the Odyssey.
The Hero.
The hero is called on to find a solution to a problem, follows someone, must save the world. The start of the story.
Call to adventure.
What color are the background to Ms. Willis' powerpoints?
Green.
Some of Odysseus' crew was killed on the island of the Cicones because...
They did not follow Odysseus' instructions to leave, so they were attacked by an army.
Who did Odysseus learn had dies from home that he thought was still alive?
His mother, Anticlea.
The ship.
Odysseus meets Tiresias, who advises him on his journey.
Meeting the mentor.
What does Helios really love?
His cattle.
Who is the Cyclop's father?
Poseidon
From the crew's point of view, what does Charybdis look like?
A whirlpool.
Good vs. Evil. Fires of Odysseus' crew in the cave of Scylla.
Light vs. Dark.
Odysseus wants to listen to the song of the sirens, which could have disrupted his journey.
Temptation.
What is everyone's middle name?
Elizabeth.
What threat does the lotus eaters pose to the crew?
If they eat the plant, they lose their hope for home.
How is the crew killed in the end?
Common location of the Odyssey, representing death & rebirth, mystery of life, and eternity.
The ocean/water.
The crew could fulfill this the role on the journey.
Meeting the helper.
"the kind response from the teacher ASSUAGED the nerves of most students"
What does ASSUAGED mean?
Calm; pacify
Who is Odysseus' father?
Laertes
Two characters warn Odysseus not to eat the cattle of the sun god. Name BOTH of these characters.
Tiresias and Circe
Odysseus, like SpongeBob, was given a bag of winds on his journey.
Magic weapon or item; supernatural aid.
When returning home, hero's usually have this, the solution to the problem.
The elixir.
"The students were BEREFT of all energy after multiple tests"
What does BEREFT mean?
Deprived; lacking