Beginning
How many years total was Odysseus gone from Ithaca?
20 years
Name one god that delays Odysseus's return home.
Poseidon / Helios
Who is Polyphemus's father? (the cyclops)
Poseidon
What do the suitors do when Odysseus doesn't return after the Trojan War?
They eat his food, drink his wine, and demand Penelope marry one of them.
What happens to Odysseus' men who eat the lotus fruit?
THEY FORGET THEIR HOMES AND ALL THEIR FAMILY; give up hope and all their cares
What does Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is?
Nobody
Why doesn't Odysseus just kill Polyphemus while he sleeps?
They could not move the stone that seals the cave.
Name one of the first 3 locations that Odysseus and his crew visit after leaving Troy.
1 - Cicones
2 - Lotus Eaters
3 - Cyclops Island
Who disguises Odysseus as a beggar?
Athena
This happened once Odysseus and his crew left Troy and landed on the island of the Cicones
Warriors on horseback killed many of Odysseus' men
How is Odysseus protected from turning into a pig by Circe?
Hermes gives him an herb to protect him
Who does Odysseus meet in the Land of the Dead, besides Tiresias?
A soldier who died on Circe's island and his mother.
After spending a year on Aeaea with Circe, she finally lets them go, but where must Odysseus go first?
Land of the Dead
How does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
She tells her servant to move his bed outside of their bedroom.
Who requests that Zeus send Hermes to Calypso's island to have her set him free?
Athena
What does Circe turn the men into?
pigs
What does the blind prophet Tiresias say Odysseus and his men should NOT do?
Kill the cattle of the sun god, Helios.
What does Odysseus choose to do when he passes the sirens?
He decides to listen.
Why is Odysseus disguised as a beggar before he goes home?
To protect him from the evil suitors
What happened when Odysseus reached Calypso's Island?
She fell in love with him and wouldn't let him leave until the gods sent Hermes to help Odysseus escape and continue his journey home.
After Odysseus and his men leave Cyclops' Island, Odysseus brags. What does he say?
"Odysseus of Ithaca did this to you"
Why are the Laestrygonians dangerous?
They will kill people and throw boulders at their ships.
Circe advises Odysseus on his route home about Scylla and Charybdis. What is her advice?
Pass near Scylla (a 6-headed monster) and avoid Charybdis (a whirlpool of DEATH)
What has Penelope done each night to fool the suitors and keep them waiting?
She undoes the weaving that she has spent the day working on.