Characters
Who is the goddess who keeps Odysseus captive for seven years?
Calypso
What is the name of the monsters whose songs lure men to their deaths?
Sirens
Which god helps Odysseus avoid getting turned into a pig by Circe?
Hermes
What disguise does Odysseus use when he returns to Ithaca?
A beggar.
What does "hubris" mean?
Excessive pride.
Who is the goddess who turns Odysseus's men into pigs?
Circe
What is the name of the monster with six heads?
Scylla
Who warns Odysseus about Scylla and Charybdis and tells him how to pass them?
Circe
How does Odysseus trick Polyphemus?
He tells him his name is "Nobody" then gets him drunk.
What does "kleos" mean?
Reputation, fame, and glory
Who is the blind prophet Odysseus meets in the Underworld?
Tiresias
What is the name of the whirlpool monster?
Charybdis
What does Aeolus give Odysseus and his men to help them get home?
A bag of winds
What is Odysseus doing while his men eat the cattle of the sun?
Sleeping
What does "hospitality" mean?
Generously welcoming someone into your home
Who is the dead king who Odysseus meets in the land of the dead who warns Odysseus about unfaithful women?
What is the name of the lead suitor who insults Odysseus and throws a chair at him when he is disguised as a beggar?
Antinous
How does Zeus punish Odysseus's crew for eating the cattle of the sun?
He strikes their ship with lightning and sinks it
What does Telemachus tell his mom Penelope that he's learned about Odysseus in Book 17?
That Odysseus is still trapped with Calypso. (A lie!)
What does "reciprocity" mean?
Sharing responsibility equally
Who is the crew member who gets drunk and falls off the roof and dies?
Elpenor
What do Odysseus's men plug their ears with when they pass the Sirens?
Wax
Which god magically disguises Odysseus when he returns to Ithaca?
Athena
Name the three characters who know that Odysseus is disguised as a beggar by the end of Book 19. (In The Odyssey, not the Penelopiad.)
Telemachus (Odysseus's son)
Argos (Odysseus's dog)
Eurycleia (Odysseus's old nursemaid)
What does "misogyny" mean?
A system where men have power over women.