Monsters
Describe Scylla and what she does.
6 heads, 12 legs, 3 rows of fangs.
She scours the sea for food and eats 6 men or fish at a time.
Who controls all of the conditions under which Odysseus sails?
Hint: not just the sea
Zeus
The sirens were so ______ that the shipmates had to have their ears covered in beeswax so that they could not hear their song and be lured into a dangerous shipwreck.
beguiling
What is part one of the Odyssey mainly about?
a. Odysseus' heroic deeds
b. The Trojan War
Odysseus' heroic deeds.
What is the literary term for the quote used to describe Odysseus and who said it?
"Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier ..."
Circe
Describe Charybdis and what she does.
Why does Poseidon hate Odysseus?
He wounded his son, Polyphemus.
If Odysseus had not been able to get his men away from the Land of the Lotus Eaters, their laziness could have created a ____ situation wherein he may have lost many men and never have returned home.
dire
Odysseus enters a Cyclopes cave and chooses to stay even after the men have eaten. Considering Odysseus’ character, what might he be hoping the Cyclops will offer?
An exciting challenge.
Who is Laertes' son?
Odysseus
Describe the Cylopes.
They are one-eyed giants with no laws and no organization, they live in caves, they are shepherds.
Who is Odysseus' patron god or goddess?
Athena
The men had to move quietly and with ____ in order to escape from Polyphemus unharmed, so they hid under the sheep until dawn and snuck out of the cave.
stealth
Odysseus demonstrates the realistic, human side of his character when he sees someone in Hades. What does he do and whom does he see?
His mother, Anticlea.
What is the reason that Odysseus does not give his heart to Circe or Calypso?
He misses Ithaca and Penelope.
Who are the Sirens and what do they do?
They sing and lure men to their deaths. They are half woman, half bird creatures.
Who is the god of the sea and what does he do?
Poseidon and he makes life hard for Odysseus after his son is blinded.
The revenge scene at the end of The Odyssey shows men fighting and running and trying to escape until, finally, the ____ settles and Odysseus is victorious.
chaos
What is demonstrated by Odysseus’ failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god’s cattle?
The power of the gods.
Which is the best rephrasing of the following lines?
"When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose/ lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire."
When Dawn touched the world with her rosy fingertips, the Cyclops built a fire.
Describe Polyphemus and what he does.
He is a Cyclopes and he eats six of Odysseus' men. He also launches a hilltop and a boulder at Odysseus' ship after the men escape.
He is the patron protector of travelers and he gives Odysseus moly to protect himself from Circe.
If only Odysseus never had to worry about his men becoming enemies and trying to ____commandeer his ship and kingdom for their own selfish reasons, there would not have been loss of life.
commandeer
Odysseus’ comment to Telemachus, “This is not princely, to be swept / away by wonder at your father’s presence,” means that ancient Greek princes:
Who says the following:
’Let him lose all companions, and return/ under strange sail to bitter days at home.’
Polyphemus