The Odyssey Backstory
Odysseus' home
What is Ithaca?
This Cyclops makes cheese and hers sheep
What is Polyphemus?
The father of the Cyclops
What is Poseidon?
Typically made for gods to ask for forgiveness and mercy
What is a sacrifice?
The unwelcome people in Odysseus' home
What are suitors?
Odysseus was away from Ithaca for this long when the war ended
Ten Years
This Monster has 6 heads
Scylla
Odysseus calls himself this to the Cyclops, allowing for a smooth escape
What is No-bo-dy?
Gives the spirits their memories
What is blood?
He dressed as a beggar to hid his identity
What is Odysseus?
Odysseus is known as this
What is smart and cunning
The men put beeswax in their ears to avoid the trials of these
Sirens
Odysseus offers this as a gift to the Cyclops, called the drink of the gods
Wine
Odysseus' men eat this regardless of being told not to
What is Helios' cattle?
The Swineherd
What is Eumaios?
Which goddess prefers Odysseus and help Telemachus
What is Athena?
This God gives Odysseus an Herb to deny Cerce her witchcraft's charm
What is Hermes?
The Cyclops does not observe these which are tradition in the Greek world
Xenia or Greek customs
Helps Odysseus and tells him how to find Tiresias
What is Circe?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Sneezes are seen as what in Ancient Greece
A sign from the gods
To whom Odysseus is telling the story to
What is King Alcinous and the Phaeacians
This God is also known as the Earth-shaker
What is Poseidon?
The Cyclops did this after Odysseus left his island
Prayed to Poseidon, to bring Odysseus' ruin
This woman was seen unexpectedly by Odysseus in The Underworld
His Mother
This suitor hits the disguised Odysseus
Who is Antinoos