miscellaneous
What is the definition of an epic poem?
A long narrative poem about a hero.
In the story, the cyclops, Odysseus kills the cyclops True or False?
False
After drinking her enchanted wine, Odysseus’s scouts were transformed into what?
Pigs
What is Scylla and Charybdis
A six headed monster and a monstrous whirlpool
Odysseus is the only person capable of stringing what weapon and shooting an arrow through twelve axe heads.
His bow
Poseidon plays a large role in The Odyssey. Who is Poseidon and what is his realm?
Poseidon is the god of the seas and can control the weather, his realm is the seas
What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name is at first.
Nobody.
Odysseus was give a magical herb called
Moly
Why did Odysseus not warn his men about Scylla
Because he was scared they would stop rowing and get pulled into Charybdis
Who is the son of Odysseus which fights alongside him also helped hide the suitors’ weapons to leave them with nothing.
Telemachus
List three characteristics of an epic.
A heroic protagonist, A vast setting, and deeds of valor and courage.
How did Odysseus and his men escape from the cyclops.
By stabbing and blinding him
Although Odysseus only wanted to stay for a short tim he and his men ended up living on AeAea for how long
A year
In one of the first encounters with Scylla how many men does she take
6
This lead suitor and primary antagonist is the first to die.
Antinous
What powers does Circe have?
Transform people into animals and control the minds of others.
What Name does Odysseus shout out while leaving from the cyclopls
His real name
Before he can leave the island Circe tells Odysseus that he must travel to the Underworld to confront who?
Tiresias
How does Charybdis kill vasts amounts of people at a time
It sucks in massive amounts of water at a time and spits it out creating a storm
After the battle, Odysseus orders the execution of who for being not being loyal?
His maids or servants
What is a Lotus Flower and a Lotus Eater?
Lotus Flower is a mythical plant whose fruit and flower cause forgetfulness; Lotus Eater is a person who eats the lotus flower and loses all desire to return home
Who does Odysseus pray to at the end of all this for ten more years of wandering the sea.
Poseidon
The youngest member of the crew who died on the island after getting drunk and falling off Circe’s roof.
Elpenor
True or False: In the end Odysseus gets pulled in to Charybdis after-all
True
This person is brutally tortured and killed after he is caught sneaking into the storeroom to give the suitors armor and spears.
Melanthius