Characters
The epic's hero
Who is Odysseus
Who is Polyphemus the Cyclops
Odysseus's men encounter these people who eat a plant that makes them forget home
Who are the lotus-eaters
Odysseus's long journey home
What is the importance of home and family
Odysseus blinds Polyphemus using this specifc object
What is a sharpened wooden stake
The goddess who helps Odysseus in diguise
Who is Athena
These creatures lure sailors to death with song
Who are the sirens
Odysseus meets the ghost of his mother here
What is the underworld
Penelope's daily weaving and nightly unweaving
What is loyalty (cleverness)
To listen safely to the sirens, Odysseus orders his men to do this
What is tie him to the mast
Odysseus's wife
Who is Penelope
The six-headed monster
What is Scylia
The island is the home of the sun god's sacred cattle
What is Thrinacia
The ancient value, meaning hospitality to guests
What is xenia
Odysseus reveals his identity by stringing and shooting this weapon
The son of Odysseus
Who is Telemachus
What is Charybdis
The island ruled by Alcinous
What is Scheria (Phaeacia)
The disguise Athena gives Odysseus
What is identity (deception)
The loyal old nurse recognizes Odysseus by a scar on his leg
What is Eurycleia
The king of the Phaeacians
Who is Alcinous
The enchantress
Who is Circe
He spends 7 years on this island
What is Ogygia
Odysseus's encounter with the sirens
What is temptation
Odysseus proves himself to Penelope by describing this object only the 2 of them know about
What is their immovable bed