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Who torments Odysseus because he did not pay him in honor and because he blinded his son?
Poseidon
Which goddess keeps Odysseus prisoner on her island for 7 years?
Calypso
Where did Odysseus have to go to find the prophet Teiresias?
Land of the Dead
Who are the two nasty suitors that gave Odysseus a hard time when he returned home?
Antinous and Eurymachus
What is the name of the monster who had six heads?
Scylla
Who turns Odysseus' men into pigs?
Circe
Who is the one-eyed monster that eats and traps Odysseus' men?
Polyphemus
What is the name of the princess who found Odysseus on the beach and brought him to her home, where her father gave him the passage back home to Ithaca?
Nausicaa
Odysseus was given a bag of wind by who? What mistake did his men make with it, and why did they do it?
Aeolus gave him the bag of wind, and the men opened it before they reached the island because they thought it had treasures in it.
What is the giant whirlpool that first sucked ships and men into it, then spit them back out again way up into the air?
Charybdis
Who eats flowers all day and never leaves their island?
Lotus eaters
Who is almost killed by the suitors for being Odysseus's son?
Telemachus
Who is the master strategist who only wanted to get home?
Odyssues
What tried to lure men to their deaths by singing to them?
Sirens
What is an epic, and what is an epic hero?
Epic: A long poem that tells great deeds
Hero: A central character
Who is the goddess who helps Odysseus?
Athena
Which army retaliates after Odysseus' men raid and plunder their city?
Cicones
On what island did Odysseus' men eat the cattle?
Thrinacia
Who was a faithful servant to Odysseus and Telemachus, and let them stay in his hut when Odysseus first returned home?
Eumaeus
define simile
A sentence that uses like or as to compare things.
Who unravels her weaving every night to avoid marrying one of the suitors?
Penelope
Who is the author?
Homer
Who are the cannibals who ate all of the rest of Odysseus' men beside his own ship?
Laestrygonians
Who is the god of the sea
Poseidon
Define: Symbol, foreshadowing, and theme
Symbol: A mark or character used in a not litteral way
Foreshadowing: Be a warning or indecation of (a future event)
Theme: The main idea.