Vocabulary
cruel, brutal people; people who live in a basic, uncivilized way
What are savages?
The protagonist of the story
Who is Odysseus?
Never gave up hope that Odysseus would return
Who is Penelope?
Six headed monster
What is Scylla?
Blind man who wrote The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
outcomes that have been determined will happen that humans have not control over
What is fate?
delivers a message to Calypso from Zeus
Who is Hermes?
Odysseus's son
Who is Telemachus?
Part human, part bird creatures whose singing lures men to their deaths
What are sirens?
the literary term for pursuit of a goal
What is a quest?
to make full or complete again
What is to replenish?
The leader of the suitors
Who was Antinous?
Warned Odysseus about the Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis
Who is Circe?
Whirlpool which swallows men, ships, etc.
What is Charybdis?
Odysseus left after this event to return home
What is the Trojan War?
suddenly; without warning
What is abruptly?
Son of Poseidon
Who is Polyphemus?
Angered when Odysseus blinded his son
Who is Poseidon?
Fed the crew food that caused them to forget everything
Who were the Lotus Eaters?
the challenge that would decide which suitor Penelope would marry
What is stringing Odysseus' bow and shooting an arrow through a lineup of axe handles?
to play a role in changing an event; to interfere
What is intervene?
Protected Odysseus and sometimes helped him in times of need
Who is Athena?
The men ate his cattle and oxen even thought it was forbidden
Who is Helios, the sun god?
Kept Odysseus captive on her island for 7 years until she is ordered by Zeus to free him
Who is Calypso?
The Greek word for pride
What is Hubris?