Scary Encounters
Witch goddess that can turn men into animals
Who is Circe?
After returning home, Odysseus disguises himself as this
What is a beggar?
A long poem, typically derived from oral retellings
What is an epic?
These are the names of Odysseus' wife and son
Who are Penelope and Telemachus?
Maidens with beautiful singing voices and cause men to steer their ships off course
Who are Sirens?
King of the gods
Who is Zeus?
This Greek word means hospitality
What is Xenos or Xenia?
This dead prophet provides Odysseus with prophecies that tell his future
Who is Tieresias?
The number of ax heads that Odysseus shoots an arrow through
What is 12?
This is the desire to do something wrong or unwise
What is temptation?
Poseidon's son
Who is Cyclops (Polyphemus)?
What is an olive tree?
Homer uses this literary device to compare two unlike things
What is a simile?
Killing the suitors is considered what point of the narrative plot?
What is the climax?
Edibles that make you lose all sense of time
Who are lotus flowers?
The sun god with beloved cattle
Who is Helios?
A story pattern that follows a hero's journey through universal stages
What is a monomyth?
Two important Greek values we have observed in The Odyssey
What are hospitality and justice?