Odysseus
This lady is Odysseus' wife.
Who is Penelope?
Giant Cyclops traps Odysseus and his men inside his cave.
Who is Polyphemus?
Charybdis is this type of deadly sea danger.
What is a whirlpool?
Odysseus has his men block their ears with this substance to avoid the Sirens’ song.
What is wax?
what do the suitors want from Penelope while Odysseus is gone?
What is to marry her?
This enchantress turns Odysseus’s men into pigs.
Who is Circe?
Polyphemus blocks the entrance to his cave with this huge object.
What is a giant rock?
Charybdis appears alongside this six-headed monster that also threatens Odysseus’s ship.
Who is Scylla?
The Sirens are best known for using this to lure sailors off course.
What is their song?
Penelope announces a contest involving this weapon to determine who can marry her.
What is Odysseus' bow?
Odysseus chooses to sail closer to this six-headed monster instead of risking total destruction by Charybdis.
Who is Scylla?
Odysseus escapes from Polyphemus’s cave by hiding his men underneath these animals.
What are sheep?
Charybdis is positioned opposite Scylla, forcing Odysseus to pass through this kind of dangerous navigational situation.
What is a narrow strait between two monsters?
Odysseus insists on hearing the Sirens’ song himself, so he has himself tied to this part of the ship
What is the mast?
The suitors spend most of their time doing this in Odysseus’s palace while waiting to marry Penelope.
What is eating, drinking, and feasting?
Odysseus finally takes revenge on these men who have taken over his home.
Who are the suitors?
Odysseus first gives the Cyclops this to make him fall asleep.
What is wine?
Charybdis is dangerous because it does this three times each day.
What is swallowing big amounts of seawater?
The Sirens are most dangerous because their song tempts sailors to abandon this goal, even if it means losing their life.
What is returning home?
what does Odysseus do first to the suitors before he reveals who he is?
What is locking them in a hall?
None of the suitors can complete this challenge that proves Odysseus is the rightful king of Ithaca.
What is stringing Odysseus’s bow?
After escaping, Odysseus makes this mistake that causes Polyphemus to pray to Poseidon for revenge.
What is revealing his real name?
After escaping Charybdis, Odysseus survives by hanging onto the branches of this type of tree until his raft returns.
What is a fig tree?
Odysseus prepares for the Sirens by ensuring that even if he begs to be released, his crew will do this instead.
What is ignoring his orders?
what major theme is shown when Odysseus kills the suitors who have taken over his home?
What is justice or revenge?