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odysseus and his crew find a small island with this fruit that makes you forget who you are and where you were going.
what is a Lotus fruit.
the main character in the odyssey and who the book is named after
who is Odysseus
"father son of Cronus, our high and mighty king! if now it really pleases the blissful that wise Odysseus will return home at last"
who is Athena
this goddess helps Telemachus find information about his father
who is athena
this wooden animal famously is the thing the odysseus and the greeks used to trick troy
What is a horse
odysseus goes down to the underworld and meets elpenor who died because of this reason.
he drunk and fell off of Circe's palace and broke his neck.
the daughter of Helios, a nymph and a sorceress.
Who is circe
"well, Telemachus, only the gods could teach you to sound so high and mighty! such brave talk I pray that zeus will never make you king of ithaca though your fathers crown is no doubt yours by birth"
Who is Antinous
the god of law, fairness, and hospitality.
Who is zeus
Achilles, a famous Greek fighter in the trojan war sadly was killed in battle when he was shot in his _____
What is a Heel
there were this many men sailing home to ithaca with odysseus including himself
what is 600
odysseus' right hand man.
who is Eurylochus
"god of the golden wand, why have you come? a beloved honored friend, but it's been so long, your visit much too rare."
who is calypso
this god helps odysseus defeat circe by giving him a flower.
Who is Hermes
helen was originally married to this person before she was kidnapped by Paris of troy.
Who is menelaus
who is nobody
odysseus' dearest friend and a member of his crew
who is polites
"surly, surely shes still waiting there in your halls poor woman suffering so, her life an endless hardship like your own."
who is Anticlea, odysseus' mother
odysseus and his men accidentally kill this gods sacred cattle.
Who is Helios
the trojan war lasted for these many years
what is 10 years
once odysseus reaches Ithaca he meets a _____ who is someone who tends pig
what is a Swineheard
odysseus' son, the prince of ithaca
who is telemachus
"if only my friend" "everything you say would come to pass! you'd soon know my affection, know my gifts any man you meet would call you blest"
who is penelope
this god is the god of the sea, storm and was angry at odysseus for blinding his son polyphemus
who is poseidon
this statue was the reason that it took so long to invade troy it was also a gift to a god.
what is the athena parthenos