Monsters
Gods
Oh, Odysseus
Vocabulary/Literary Terms
Which way to Ithaca?
100
Witch goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea
Who is Circe?
100
The goddess that always looks out for her boy, Odysseus
Who is Athena?
100
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
What are the lotus flowers?
100
A storyteller
What is a bard?
100
These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
200
The most beautiful goddess of all who kept Odysseus for 7 years
Who is Calypso?
200
Delivers the message to Calypso that she should let Odysseus go home
Who is Hermes
200
This is one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home
Who is Eurylochus?
200
This is a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun
What is an epithet?
200
Aeolus fills Odysseus' bag with this
What is wind?
300
Maidens with beautiful singing voices and cause men to steer their ships off course
Who are Sirens?
300
The god of the underworld
Who is Hades?
300
For how long is Odysseus away from home?
What is 20 years?
300

This Greek word means hospitality

What is Xenia?

300
These two people provide Odysseus with prophecies that tell his future
Who are Tieresias and Circe?
400
A giant whirlpool/maelstrom
Who is Charybdis?
400
This god hears and sees everything
Who is Helios?
400

This is Odysseus' wife who waits at home in Ithaca for his return

Who is Penelopia?

400

A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition, focuses on a hero

What is an epic?

400

The guy who was just trying to catch some Z's on the roof, but ended up in the underworld.

Who is Elpenor?

500
Poseidon's son
Who is Cyclops?
500
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Who is Poseidon?
500

The people that Odysseus' men plunder, but end up killing many of Odysseus' men

Who are the Cicones?

500

Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things

What is a Epic simile?

500
What does Teiresias have in common with author, Homer?
What is they are blind?
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