Characters
Who is Odysseus' son?
Telemachus
What happens when Odysseus' crew opens the bag of wind?
Their ship is blown back off course.
Where did Odysseus have to go to fight in the beginning of the story?
Troy
Which prince killed Achilles?
Prince Paris
Who was the goddess of knowledge and wisdom?
Athena
Who is the head suitor?
Antinous
How does Odysseus defeat the cyclops?
He stabs a steak through his eye.
Where is Odysseus when he is telling his story and gets a safe passage home?
Phaeacia
Before Odysseus' rule on Ithica, who was the queen?
Anticlea
Which god gave Odysseus the bag of wind?
Aeoleus
Who killed themselves by walking into the ocean?
Anticlia
What was Penelope's challenge to the suitors?
String Odysseus' bow and shoot it through the axes.
Which island is Odysseus on for 7 years?
Ogygia
Which king listened to Odysseus' story and have him ships?
King Alcinous
Who is the God of the Sea?
Poseidon
Who is the faithful maid that recognizes Odysseus?
Eurycliea
How long were Odysseus and his men actually on Aeaea?
3 years
Where do they get the bag of wind?
Aeolia
Which king is famously known for having blue eyes?
King Menelaus of Sparta
Which god owned the castle that Odysseus' crew ate?
Helios
Philoeteus
Why does Zeus kill the rest of Odysseus' crew?
They ate Helios' cattle.
What is the island of the cannibals called?
Laestrygonia
Which prince killed Achilles and then dragged his body around?
Prince Hector
Who is the king of all the gods?