Mythology of the Odyssey
The Goddess of Wisdom who frequently aids and protects Odysseus.
Who is Athena?
What kind of Literature is The Odyssey?
What is an Epic Poem?
Odysseus' Journey truly begins where?
Where is Troy?
"...as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze / in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam / and its temper hardens—that's the iron's strength— / so the eye of the Cyclops sizzled round that stake!"
What is the simile?
What is compares the sizzling eye to the quenching of an axe?
The Odyssey inspired what viral music project?
What is EPIC the musical?
These creatures lived on an island and tried to give Odysseus and his men dangerous fruit.
Who are The Lotus Eaters?
"...as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze / in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam / and its temper hardens—that's the iron's strength— / so the eye of the Cyclops sizzled round that stake!"
What is an Epic Simile?
How long was Odysseus' Journey home?
What is 10 years?
"...As a man will bury his glowing brand in black ashes, / off on a lonely farmstead, no neighbors near, / to keep a spark alive – no need to kindle fire / from somewhere else – so great Odysseus buried / himself in leaves..."
What is the epic simile?
What is Compares his body to a single spark or ember in a fire pit?
True or false? Odysseus' family owned a dog.
What is True?
This Wind God aids Odysseus by giving him a bag full of the storm's violent winds.
Who is Aeolus?
"The man of twists and turns," "raider of cities," "great-hearted," "shrewd," "old campaigner," "master of landways and seaways" are all forms of what.
What is an Epithet?
How many years was Odysseus stuck on Calypso's island?
"...he wept as he held the wife / he loved, the soul of loyalty, in his arms at last / ...Joy, warm as the joy that shipwrecked sailors feel / when they catch sight of land..."
What is the epic simile?
What is Penelope is compared to a safest harbor? (safe place)
How old should Odysseus be at the end of his journey?
What is 40-41?
How do you correctly pronounce Charybdis?
What is kr·ib·duhs?
Scylla and Charybdis are both the ______ of __________
What is archetypes, giant monsters?
What happens right before Odysseus leaves Calypso?
What is a council with the gods?
"Now from his breast into his eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Poseidon’s blows, gale winds and tons of sea. Few men can keep alive through a big surf to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind: and so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms round him pressed as though forever..."
What is Penelope being compared to?
What is a Sun warmed earth?
How do people choose to pronounce Charybdis?
What is Char-Bid-Us/Char-Bid-Iss?
What is the name of the prophet Odysseus speaks with? (You don't have to pronounce it correctly)
Who is Tiresias?
Why is the Odyssey difficult for some to read?
What is it was translated from Greek to English?
How old is Telemachus when his father returns home?
What is 20-21 years?
"...Weak as the doe that beds down her fawns / in a mighty lion's den – her newborn sucklings – / ...back the lion comes to his own lair / and the master deals both fawns a ghastly bloody death..."
What is the simile (Context: Involves the suitors)
What is compares Odysseus to a lion and the Suitors to helpless fawns in his den?
What kind of bow does Odysseus use?
What is Recurve Bow?