HISTORY
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Homer
Held Odysseus for several years
Calypso
men trying to marry Penelope
suitors
Godess who turned men into animals
Circe
What do the suitors plan when Telemachus returns from his travels?
ambush and kill him
When was The Odyssey written?
The Odyssey is thought to have been composed in the 8th century.
Goddess of war and wisdom
Athena
why does Penelope unravel the burial shroud?
Not to chooseto a suitor for marriage
Why did Odysseus visit the Land of the Dead?
He wanted to find a way home.
Why does Odysseus delay seeing Penelope when he gets home?
Find out if she is loyal, check out the suitors
What does Circe mean by the Underworld?
In Classical Greek mythology, the Underworld refers to a physical realm in which the dead’s souls existed for all eternity
Cyclops blinded by Odysseus
Polyphemus
What happens when Odysseus leaves Calypso's island?
Poseidon hurls a storm at him for 20 days.
What mistake did the crew make on the island of Helios?
They ate the cows.
How does Odysseus safely walk among the suitors when he returns?
He is disguised as an old beggar.
Menelaus is king of which city?
Sparta
Son of Odysseus
Telemachus
With narcotic flowers, these men drugged the crew
Lotus Eaters
Why did the men put beeswax in their ears?
Protect themselves from man-eating Sirens
What contest must a suitor win to marry Penelope?
String Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles
Who is Argos?
Odysseus’s old dog
The messenger god
Hermes
How did Aeolus help Odysseus?
He captured strong winds in a bag.
6-headed man-eating monster
Scylla
What does Scylla do when the ship passes through the Straits of Scylla?
Scylla eats 6 men