Deities
Sea god who is angry at Odysseus for blinding his son
Who is Poseidon?
One-eyed monster, son of Poseidon, blinded shepard
Who is Polyphemus the cyclops?
Odysseus's wife
Who is Penelope?
Mistake made when leaving Troy
Sailed north instead of south
Treatment of guests
What is hospitality?
Goddess of War who admires Odysseus's wit and disguises him from the suitors
Who is Athena?
Six-headed sea serpent
Who is Scylla?
The swineherd who welcomes disguised Odysseus into his hut
Who is Eumaeus?
Mistake made in the harbor of the Laestrygonians
Sending five of six ships into the harbor
Commitment to another
Loyalty
Sea goddess who lives on Ogygia, heals Odysseus, and offers him immortality
Who is Calypso?
Whirlpool monster that lives in the Strait of Messina
Who is Charybdis?
The King who heard Odysseus tales and then returned him to Ithaca safely
Who is King Alcinous?
Mistake made by Odysseus's men on Aeaea (Circe's home)
Accepting food and drink from an enchantress
Power, physical or mental
Strength
Lightning god who takes down the last of Odysseus's crew as revenge for killing Helios's cattle
Who is Zeus?
Three females who sing to lure sailors overboard to their death
Who are the sirens?
Odysseus's son
Who is Telemachus?
Mistake made with the bag of wind
Opening the bag before arriving at Ithaca
Justice for harm done to self
Revenge
The Messenger god who twice intervenes to help Odysseus escape a goddess
Who is Hermes?
Cannibals who smashed five ships and speared the men from the harbor
Who are the Laestrygonians?
The suitor who mistreats disguised Odysseus, calling him a pest and throwing a stool at him
Who is Antinoos?
Mistake made by Odysseus when leaving the Strait of Messina
Stopping on Helios's island
Knowing one's place in respect to others (opposite of arrogance)
Humility