Odysseus's son. A baby when his father left for the Trojan War.
Who is Telemachus?
Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
Odysseus blinded Poseidon's son.
Name the 2 places Telemachus visits to seek information about his father
Pylos and Sparta
Who are the kings of Pylos and Sparta?
King Nestor of Pylos and King Menelaus of Sparta
What is the name of the sorceress who turns men into pigs?
Circe
What is Aeolus the god of?
The winds
What does Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is while he is trapped in the cave?
Noman
In total, how long was Odysseus away from his home and family?
20 years
What is the name of the island where Odysseus is king?
Ithaca
The nymph who kept Odysseus on her island for 7 years
Calypso
Odysseus's Wife
Penelope
What is the name of the cyclops whose cave Odysseus and his men find themselves stuck in?
Polyphemus
Why are the suitors in Odysseus's home?
They are waiting for Penelope to choose one of them as her new husband
A six headed sea monster
Scylla
The goddess who protects and guides Odysseus and Telemachus throughout the epic poem
Athena
An older, gentle nurse who took care of Odysseus and then Odysseus's son
Eurycleia
How do Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops?
The sharpen a piece of wood into a pointed stake and stab his eye out.
What are the creatures that lure men in with their song and then kill them?
Sirens
How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?
She recognized the scar Odysseus had on his foot.
What is the name of the messenger of the gods?
Hermes
The leader of all the suitors
Antinous
Name the 2 disguises used by Athena
Mentes and Mentor
How does Penelope trick the suitors so she doesn't have to choose a husband?
She tells them that she will choose a husband when she is done sewing a shroud, but at nighttime she unravels everything she did during the day, so she never finishes the shroud.
What is Penelope's plan to choose a new husband?
She tells the suitors she will marry the man who is able to bend Odysseus's bow and pass an arrow through 12 axe heads.
Odysseus's loyal dog
Argos