Books 1 & 2
The book begins 10 years after what war?
The Trojan War
While recounting the many stories of the battles of Troy, what famous deception was described?
The Trojan horse
What has Odysseus done every day for the last seven years?
He sits by the see and weeps.
What goddess appears again as a guide to Odysseus?
Athena; she appears as a little girl and offers directions to Odysseus and wraps him in a mist so that he goes unseen.
30 Words:
A young prince learns about the land he will rule. An angry uncle gets in his way. After years without worry, the prince returns to reclaim his place as king.
The Lion King
Odysseus has not returned home with the other Greek heroes. Who is he on the island Ogygia with?
What famous Greek city does Telemachus visit in the fourth book?
Sparta
After his encounter with Poseidon and Leucothea, whose land does Odysseus wash up on?
The Phaeacians
King Alcinous agrees to give passage home to his guest, but what important detail does he not know about Odysseus?
His name!
25 Words:
A young boy loves music. With a guitar he travels to a new world. He meets his family and saves his grandfather. Music is restored.
Coco
What animal (there are two of them) appears in the sky and is prophesied to be about the suitors impending doom?
There are 2 EAGLES.
Telemachus asks King Nestor about the fate of which two Greek mythology god/goddess/person?
Agamemnon and Menelaus
What Greek god is sent as a messenger to Calypso? What is his message?
The god is Hermes and the message is "Send Odysseus home."
The king orders his guests to go home and bring back what to Odysseus?
A bar of gold was brought by each guest for Odysseus (his name is still unknown) and the queen stores it in a chest.
20 Words:
To fight for honor, a young girl goes to war in place of her father. Her ancestral guardian helps her.
Mulan
What name does Athena give herself when she visits Telemachus for a second time?
Athena calls herself MENTOR.
What is the name of the king Telemachus meets at Pylos?
Nestor
What act/chore/thought did Athena put into Nausicaa's head on the day of her wedding?
The king asks Odysseus to reveal his name and of his home. This was done after Odysseus wept a second time at the minstrel's song.
15 Words:
A girl moves to a new city with her family and struggles with her emotions.
Inside Out
Who is the goddess that descends to Earth to help Telemachus and what does she tell him to do?
Athena descends to Earth and advises Telemachus to hold a meeting with all of his mother's suitors.
What exciting news does Telemachus learn at the end of the fourth book?
That his father is alive.
When finally able to meet Nausicaa's mother, Odysseus was informed to clasp her ______.
Knees
What one detail did Odysseus not include when telling the Queen about how he came to wear clothes that she trimmed herself?
10 Words:
Two friends find a human and eventually get her home.
Monster's Inc.