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The Odyssey was written between ___B.C.-____B.C.
800 B.C.-600 B.C.
Odysseus was stuck on Calypso's island for how many years?
7 years
Who is the cyclops/Polyphemus the son of?
Poseidon
Who warns Odysseus of the troubles that lie ahead (Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis)
Circe
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Who does Odysseus first encounter when he arrives home?
What is Odysseus disguised as?
Eumaeus, the swineherd
A beggar
The author of "The Odyssey" is written by _____.
Homer
Who was sent to deliver a message to Calypso that Odysseus must be released?
Hermes
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What are two ways Odysseus strategizes to escape the cyclops (Polyphemus)
Tells Polyphemus his name is nobody, gets Polyphemus drunk on wine, takes a stake and heats it in the fire to blind the cyclops, ties himself and his men on the bottom of sheep to escape.
What two things does Odysseus do to avoid these troubles (specifically the sirens)?
-Ties himself to the mast of the ship and tells his men to not untie him until they pass the sirens.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How is Telemachus related to Odysseus?
How does Telemachus FIRST react to Odysseus revealing his identity?
Telemachus is the son of Odysseus
He does not recognize him at first & offers him gifts and begs for mercy
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
List one characteristic of an epic AND list one epic hero (aside from Odysseus)
An epic:
Has an epic hero
Often written in poetry form but not always
Often includes myths, legends, and history
Usually has a serious tone & language
Deals with a quest
Often based on some truths
Includes epithets & flashbacks
Usually involves a battle & oftentimes a single combat
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How many men does Odysseus send to scope out the land of the Lotus Eaters?
What happens to his men?
Three
What does Circe do to Odysseus's men?
Turns them into pigs
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How many men does Scylla take from Odysseus's ship?
Why does she take this amount of men?
6 men for each of her heads to eat.
How does Odysseus treat Odysseus when she first encounters him (as a beggar.)
Penelope supports Odysseus (she is very kind & hospitable)
She invites him to talk with her later in the evening about the news he has for Odysseus
What is an epithet?
brief, descriptive phrases that helped to characterize a particular person or thing.
Odysseus is described as: "master mariner," "Old contender," "Man of twists and turns," Great tactician "
What does Odysseus do to the men he sent to the land of the Lotus Eaters?
Drags them back to his ship and ties them to the benches of the boat
What does Circe tell Odysseus he must do to return home?
Go to the land of the dead and talk to the old prophet Teiresias
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the name of the sun god?
What type of animal is on his land that Odysseus and his men are instructed to avoid?
Do they listen to the warning that was given to them?
Helios
Cattle
NOPE
What test does Penelope set up for the suitors?
Who wins...what happens after?
To string Odysseus's large bow and shoot it through 12 axes
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How long did the Trojan War last?
Who won the war and how?
-The Greeks
-Odysseus came up with the idea for the trojan horse. Given to the Trojans, they took this as a sign of surrender. But there were men hidden inside the horse that slaughtered all Trojans.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
List TWO prophesies that Teiresias gives to Odysseus.
-Avoid harming the cattle of Helios
-There will be destruction to his ship and his crew
-Odysseus will be the only one to survive
-He will then make it home (after losing all his men)
-When he makes it to Ithaca, his home will be filled with trouble from male suitors
-All the suitors will die
What is the result of Odysseus's men eating Helios's cattle?
They go to leave the island, but Zeus sends down a violent thunderbolt which destroys their boat. All the men drown except for Odysseus.
How does Penelope finally determine Odysseus's true identity?
She orders a servant to move their move their marriage bed. Odysseus gets angry. He explains that he built their bedroom around an ancient olive tree, and used the top of the tree to make their bedpost. He is angry because he believes Penelope must have replaced this bed with a movable one. His anger, and the fact that he knows the story of the bed, proves his identity.