Monsters
Gods and Goddesses
Locations
Hubris
Leadership
Background
100

This Whirlpool shoots out anything that it has swallowed three times a day.

Charybdis

100

This goddess has a soft spot for Odysseus and helps him probably more than he deserves. 

Athena

100

Where Tiresias tends to hang out these days. 

Hades or the Underworld

100

In their hubris, the Suitors believe he will never return.

Odysseus

100

In one of his better moments, Odysseus leads his men here and back without major incident. 

Hades or the Underworld

100

These vases were used to store oil and wine. They were also great advertising for Odysseus and the gods. 

Amphora

200

Loners who don't like visitors, this race of giants live on an island alone with their ewes and rams. 

Cyclops

200
The Father of Polyphemus and his unwelcoming siblings, this god is seeking revenge on Odysseus. 

Poseidon

200

A long way from Ithaca, this is where Odysseus has to save his mean from their four legged fate. 

Circe's Island

200

Because of their arrogance, this witch turns Odysseus's men into pigs. (You go girl!) 

Circe

200

Taking someone's advice for freakin' once, Odysseus listens to Circe and also (safely) to these monsters. 

Sirens

200

Much like his cousin from Springfield, this author (attributed with writing The Odysseus and its prequel The Iliad) is probably fictional. 

Homer

300

Some say they're birds, some say mermaids, either way, you don't want to get drawn too near to them or you'll end up a skeleton on their pile of bones. 

Sirens

300

He is sick and tired of humans blaming him and the other gods for everything all the time. Generally ambivalent to Odysseus, he'd prefer to be left out of it altogether. 

Zeus

300
This Island has a suspiciously nice harbor surrounded by cliffs...but I wouldn't worry. 

The Island of Laestrygonians 

300

When Odysseus yells back his name at this Cyclops, he knows who to tell his Daddy to punish. 

Polyphemus

300

Figuratively between a rock and a hard place, Odysseus makes the wise decision to sail closer to this monster so that only six of his men will die, rather than all of them. 

Scylla 

300
The Odyssey is one of these. 

Epic Poem

400

While Odysseus is away, these creatures give Penelope a chance to practice her hosting skills. 

Suitors

400

A real wind bag, this god refuses to help Odysseus after he returns to his Island for a second time. 

Aeolus

400

Penelope, Telemachus, and a whole lot of house guests are waiting for Odysseus here. 

Ithaca

400

Not his best decision, Odysseus fails to tell his men that these are in the bag Aeolus gave him. 

All the winds (but the West Wind). 

400

Leading by example, Odysseus and this character murder all of the Suitors who... honestly kinda deserved it. 

Telemachus
400

These types of stories are usually told by a society to explain its own origin, the nature of the gods, or the reason for natural phenomena. 

Myths

500

Are they giants? Sorta. Are they cannibals? Definitely. This race of people live on an island all on their own with a small harbor and a lot of boulders. 

Laestrygonians

500

This god can always be counted on to shed some light on the situation. Also, DO NOT touch his cattle. I'm looking at you Eurylochus... 

Helios

500

From this City, Odysseus and his men set sail ten short years ago. Doesn't time fly? 

Troy

500

When Odysseus falls asleep leaving his starving men surrounded by Helios's delicious cattle, he blames these people. 

The gods

500

Never one to be rude, Odysseus shows a great deal of xenia in this person's home leading them to return his men in better than original condition.

Circe

500

Huge semicircles made of limestone, these were used for poets and actors to relate the stories of Odysseus and others to the public. 

Amphitheaters

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