The Odyssey
The Hero's Journey Examples
History of the Odyssey
God's and Goddess
Archetypes (7 Main Characters)
100
What is the name of the son of Poseidon that Odyssey stabbed?
The Cyclopes
100
The character is at home, doing things they normally do, their life is boring and an ordinary. What stage is this?
The Ordinary Life
100
Homer was...
Blind
100
The goddess of war and wisdom.
Athena
100
Who would serve as the MENTOR for Tele at the beginning of the Odyssey?
Athena
200
Name the brother that got pushed near Egypt.
Menelaus
200
The character flat out denies or does want to be involved in the adventure that he has been called to. What stage is this?
Refusal of the call
200
An Epic is..
A long narrative poem
200
Hermes is the god of...
Messenger and Thieves
200
Haters and henchman, here to stop the Hero, until they the hero notices his worth
Threshold Guardians
300
What is Antinoos plan for Telemachus?
To ambush him at sea.
300
The characters try to figure out who to trust and who they cannot trust.
Test, Enemies, and Allies
300
The Odyssey is the sequel to the...
Illiad
300
Where is the River Styx located?
In the underworld
300
Antioos in The Odyssey represents this archetype.
The Shape Shifter
400
How does Odysseus get into the banquet, where the princess Nausicaa has sent him?
Athena disguised him in a midst, so that he could not be seen
400
This is the crisis where the hero faces his or her most challenging task or his or her most fearsome opponent.
The Ordeal or Supreme Ordeal
400
Greek never wrote any of their stories down and told their stories...
Orally
400
How many wives did Zeus have?
Over 12
400
Who is the Hero in our story?
Odysseus/Odie
500
When the minstrel, Demodocus starting singing of the Trojan war, how did Odysseus respond?
He started crying (weeping)
500
The journey is getting more intense. The Hero may have some major obstacles to overcome along the way of getting to the main goal and ordeal of the journey.
Approach to the Innermost Cave
500
These stories were taught used in school to teach who virtues?
The Greeks
500
What is the name of the god that was thrown from the heavens because he was ugly.
Hephaestus
500
Who plays the THRESHOLD GUARDIAN for Odysseus?
Poseidon, he cannot sail on the sea, without Poseidon trying to kill him.
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