Men in the Odyssey
This young man was just an infant when Odysseus' journey began.
Who is Telemachus?
A lengthy and aggressive speech.
What is to harangue?
The old friend of Odysseus in Ithaca who Athena disguises herself as
Who is Mentor or Mentes?
Where King Menelaus and Helen live
Sparta
An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
What is an epithet?
This woman is considered the most beautiful in the world, her elopement (or abduction) by Paris sparked the Trojan War.
Who is Helen?
he is the king of the gods
Who is Zeus
This man fought with Odysseus in the Trojan War. He sends his son to travel with Odysseus.
Who is King Nestor
Home of Calypso
What is Ogygia
An extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject and to serve as decoration.
What is an epic simile?
Beautiful goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years
who is Calypso?
Owner of the Cattle of the Sun
who is Helios?
The father of Odysseus, described as weak and sick.
Who is Laertes.
The gods assemble and dwell here.
Mount Olympus
A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.
What is a bard?
The lifelong faithful old nurse who cares for Odysseus' who family
who is Eurycleia?
the god of the winds
who is Aeolus?
The most insolent suitor. He riles the other suitors to conceive violent schemes against Telemachus, ignores rules of basic decency, and mouths off every chance he gets.
Who is Antinous?
Where King Nestor lives
What is Pylos or Sandy Pylos?
The main character of an epic poem that tells the story of a grand quest in which they use their extraordinary or superhuman abilities to achieve great things.
What is an epic hero?
Odysseus's mother, who died of grieving for her son.
Who is Anticleia?
This Goddess came to Odysseus' rescue when he left Calypo's island.
Who is Ino?