Epithets
Characters
Background
Odysseus' Travels
Events in 21-22
100
Bright-Eyed
Who is Athena?
100
The wife of the main character
Who is Penelope?
100
Messenger God
Who is Hermes?
100
The Name of the Cyclops Odysseus and his men blinded.
Who is Polyphemus?
100
The first person to attempt to string the bow.
Who is Telemachos?
200
Earth-Shaker
Who is Poseidon?
200
The King of Mycenae who was murdered by his wife Clymenestra
Who is Agamemnon?
200
Extended comparisons of wartime incidents with more familiar domestic situations.
What are epic (Homeric) similes?
200
The number of heads Scylla has.
What is six?
200
The god all of the suitors pray to before attempting to string the bow.
Who is Apollo?
300
He who marshals the storm clouds
Who is Zeus?
300
The swineherd who keeps Odysseus with him until he is ready to go to his house.
Who is Eumaios?
300
Odysseus' men ate the cattle of this god
Who is Helios?
300
Father of Nausicaa.
Who is Alcinoös?
300
Athena's was disguised as this person at the beginning of the battle.
Who is Mentor?
400
God of Winds
Who is Aeolus?
400
The man who helps Odysseus in the battle against the suitors . Primary Cowherd of Odysseus.
Who is Philoetius?
400
Goddess of Discord
Who is Eris?
400
The number of years the Trojan War lasted. Also the number of letters in the name of Odysseus' son.
What is ten?
400
His mistake allows the suitors to get weapons to fight.
Who is Telemachos?
500
Daughter of Zeus who holds the aegis
Who is Helen?
500
Maid who sees through Odysseus' disguise as she is washing his feet
Who is Eurycleia?
500
Name of the mortal who stole Helen from Sparta
Who is Paris?
500
She tells Odysseus about the Sirens and how to avoid them.
Who is Circê?
500
The traitor who stole weapons and gave them to the suitors. He is tortured and killed after the battle.
Who is Melanthius?
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