Monsters
which goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea
who is Circe
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
what are the Lotus flowers
The goddess that always looks out for her boy, Odysseus
Who is Athena
A storyteller
What is a bard?
These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
The most beautiful goddess of all who kept Odysseus for 7 years
who is Calyspo
This is one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home
Who is Eurylochus?
Delivers the message to Calypso that she should let Odysseus go home
Who is Hermes
This is a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun
What is an epithet?
Aeolus fills Odysseus' bag with this
What is wind and goods?
Maidens with beautiful singing voices and cause men to steer their ships off course
who are The Sirens
For how long is Odysseus away from home?
what is 20 years
The god of the underworld
Who is Hades?
This Greek word means hospitality
What is Xenos?
These two people provide Odysseus with prophecies that tell his future
Who are Tieresias and Circe?
Poseidon's son
Who is Cyclops
The people that Odysseus' men rape and plunder and kill many of Odysseus' men
Who are the Cicones?
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Who is Poseidon?
Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things
What is a Homeric simile?
What does Teiresias have in common with author, Homer?
What is they are blind?
A giant whirlpool
who is charybdis
This is Odysseus' son who waits at home in Ithaca for his return
Who is Telemachus?
This god hears and sees everything
Who is Helios?
A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition
What is an epic?
What are three important Greek values we have observed in The Odyssey?
What are respect, loyalty and hospitality?