Characters
Who is the main character in the Odyssey?
Odysseus
Which god is angry at Odysseus?
Poseidon
After Aeolus warns Odysseus NOT to open the bag of winds, what do Odysseus's men do?
Open the bag
Who/what are the Laestrygonians?
giants
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus's wife
Which goddess helps Odysseus?
Athene
The Odyssey begins in Troy and ends in _________.
Ithaca
Who/what is Circe?
a sorceress who turns Odysseus's men into pigs
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus's son
Whose cattle do Odysseus's men slaughter?
Appollo's
What are Penelope's excuses for not marrying again?
Telemachus is still too young; she must finish weaving a shroud for Odysseus's father
What is Scylla?
a monster with six heads
Who is Eurycleia?
Odysseus's childhood nurse; she recognizes him in disguise by a scar
Which monster is Poseidon's son?
Polyphemus, the cyclops
How does Penelope discover that the beggar is really Odysseus?
she tells the servant to move their bed
What is Charybdis?
a whirlpool with teeth
Who is Argus?
Who gives Odysseus the herb that prevents him from falling under Circe's spell?
Hermes
Put these events in order:
-Odysseus listens to the sirens
-Athene disguises Odysseus as a beggar
-Odysseus blinds the cyclops
1. Odysseus blinds the cyclops
2. Odysseus listens to the sirens
3. Athene disguises Odysseus as a beggar
What is Polyphemus?
a cyclops