Polyphemus
How many eyes does Polyphemus have?
One
Who and what was Circe's father?
Helios, a titan
What did the lotus-eaters eat?
Lotus fruits
Who warns Odysseus about the Sirens?
Circe
What is the name of Odysseus' wife?
Penelope
Who is the father of Polyphemus?
Poseidon
What was Circe's special skill?
Herbs, potions - ability to turn people into animals
True or false: the lotus flowers were a narcotic (drug)
True - the fruits and flowers contained a drug that made people who ate it sleepy, apathetic and addicted to it. It also made them not want to go home.
What do the men have to do in order to NOT listen to the Sirens song?
Who are "the suitors" and what do they do?
Which animals did Polyphemus farm / look after?
Sheep
How many children did Circe and Odysseus have?
Three
What happens to three of Odysseus' men when they go to speak with the lotus eaters?
They eat the lotus fruits and hang around with the rest of the lotus eaters, and they don't want to return to Odysseus
What happens if you hear the Sirens' song?
They are drawn to their island, and their ships are smashed and the sailors die in a meadow
She weaves a shroud to present to Odysseus' father Laertes and unpicks it every night. She does this for three years.
How do the men eventually escape?
They tie themselves to the bellies of the sheep
What was the name of Circe's island?
Aeaea
How does Odysseus get his men back?
He takes them back to the ship and has them chained to the rowing benches
What does Odysseus have his men do so that he can listen to the Sirens' song?
Has them tie him to the ship's mast and when he tells them to free him, they must tie him harder.
How many suitors are there in total?
108
So when the other cyclops came to Polyphemus' aid, they asked who was hurting him. He yelled out 'nobody', so the other cyclops left
What does Circe do to Scylla, and why?
Turns her from a beautiful nymph into a dreadful monster. Circe does this because the sea-god Glaucus, whom she loves, prefers Scylla.
Which poet brought the story to the modern world, writing a poem in 1832 called The Lotus Eaters?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Mermaids
Name one person who helps Odysseus kill all of the suitors and disloyal maidservants.
Telemachus, Eumaeus and Philoetius