Monsters and Magic
Who is the bewitching goddess of Aeaea who turns Odysseus's men into pigs?
Circe
Who is the god of the sea that seeks revenge on Odysseus for blinding his son?
What does Odysseus's crew think is in the bag given to him by King Aeolus?
Gold and silver.
To trick the Cyclops, what does Odysseus say his name is?
Nobody.
Ithaca.
What is the name of the one-eyed cyclops who traps Odysseus and eats his crew?
Wind
Stop taunting the Cyclops.
Odysseus uses what to blind the cyclops?
A large branch, sharpened and heated.
Circe tells Odysseus that before he can return home, he must sail to __________.
The Underworld.
Who are the giant cannibals that destroy Odysseus's ships by throwing boulders at them?
The Laestrygonians
Which god stops Odysseus on his way to Circe's palace and gives him a plan to defeat her?
Hermes.
In Book 10, what crewman does not enter Circe's palace because he senses a trap?
Eurylochus
To sneak out of the cave, Odysseus and his men hide under what animal?
Sheep
The floating island of Aeolia is described as a floating island walled with what metal?
Bronze.
They lose their memory.
What does Odysseus get to protect him from Circe's potion?
An herb.
At their very first stop, the crew refuses to leave the island of the ___________, instead wanting to stay drinking and feasting.
Cicones
What does Hermes tell Odysseus he must make Circe do before releasing his men?
Swear not to harm him.
What is the name of Circe's island?
Aeaea.
When Eurylocus's men approach Circe's palace, they find it surrounded by wild animals that are described as being "as meek as ________"
House pets.
When Polyphemus prays to his father for revenge, he asks to Odysseus to die at sea, or if he must return home, he arrives _________.
Late / without his crew / in a stranger's ship.
How long do Odysseus and his men stay at Circe's palace?
Apollo
What is the name of the blind prophet that Odysseus must meet in the underworld?
Tiresias