monsters
This one-eyed giant trapped Odysseus and his men in a cave.
Who is Polyphemus?
The hero who is the main focus of the book
Who is Odysseus?
Odysseus is trying to return to this homeland
What is Ithaca?
Odysseus escaped Polyphemus by hiding beneath these animals
What are sheep?
Penelope announces a contest involving this weapon
What is Odysseus' bow?
These creatures lured sailors with their beautiful singing voices.
What are the Sirens?
The enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs
Who is Circe?
The island where Polyphemus lived.
What is the land of the Cyclopes?
Odysseus had his crew do this so he could safely hear the Sirens
What is tie him to the mast?
The contestants must shoot an arrow through these objects
What are twelve axe heads?
This six-headed monster snatched sailors from Odysseus' ship.
Who is Scylla?
The sea god who became angry after Odysseus blinded Polyphemus.
Who is Poseidon?
The island ruled by Circe.
What is Aeaea?
Despite warnings, Odysseus' men did this to Helios' cattle.
What is kill and eat them?
None of the suitors can perform this task
What is string Odysseus' bow?
This whirlpool threatened to swallow Odysseus' ship.
What is Charybdis?
Odysseus used this false name when speaking to Polyphemus.
What is "Nobody"?
The island where the cattle of Helios lived
What is Thrinacia?
Zeus punished the crew for harming the cattle by sending this.
What is a thunderbolt (or storm)?
Odysseus is disguised as this when he enters the palace
What is a beggar?
These sacred animals belonged to the sun god and should never have been harmed.
What are the cattle of Helios?
Odysseus' son who assists him.
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus traveled here to speak with the dead.
What is the Underworld?
After his crew died, Odysseus survived alone by clinging to this.
What is wreckage from the ship?
The only man who successfully strings the bow and fires through the axe heads.
Who is Odysseus?