Name That God
This god was sent by Zeus to tell Calypso to let Odysseus go. He can fly and is the messenger god.
Who is Hermes?
Because Odysseus and his men could not move the stone from the doorway on their own.
Why didn't Odysseus just kill the Cyclops while he slept?
This mortal is held captive on an island for many years while journeying home.
Who is Odysseus?
Because they were allies of the Trojans and therefore, fair game for attack and plunder.
Why did Odysseus attack the Cicones?
Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story/of that man skilled in all ways of contending,/the wanderer, __________ (tormented; harassed) for years on end,/after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy.
What is "harried"?
The goddess of war, wisdom, and cleverness who wishes to help Odysseus.
Who is Athena, the daughter of Zeus?
Odysseus wanted to receive a gift of hospitality along with the food and drink he and his men found in the Cyclops' cave.
Why didn't Odysseus leave the cave before the return of the Cyclops?
Odysseus tells the stories of his journeys to this king.
Who is Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians?
They ate the Lotus flower.
Why did Odysseus' crew forget about going home once they reached the island of the Lotus Eaters?
...if I killed him/we perished there as well, for we could never/move his _______ (heavy in a clumsy way; bulky) doorway slab aside.
What is "ponderous"?
He intervenes with Calypso on Odysseus' behalf but he then destroys Odysseus' ship, killing the crew.
Who is Zeus?
A word that sounds like "Nobody".
What name does Odysseus give the Cyclops instead of his own?
In danger of being murdered by Penelope's suitors, this mortal strikes out on his own journey to find his father.
Who is Telemachus, son of Odysseus?
She turns the crew into pigs and tries to keep Odysseus from leaving.
Who is Circe?
...Far out,/as far off shore as shouted words would carry,/I sent a few back to the _________ (opponent; enemy):/O Cyclops! Would you feast on my companions?
What is "adversary"?
She is a goddess and nymph who takes our epic hero captive on her island.
Who is Calyspo?
Polyphemus
What is the Cyclops' name?
This mortal refuses to remarry until she finishes weaving a shroud for her dying father-in-law.
Who is Penelope, Odysseus' wife?
They crash their boats onto the rocky shore.
What happens to those who listen to the song of the Sirens?
Thus to _______ (calm; pacify) the nations of the dead/I pledged these rites, then slashed the lamb and ewe, letting their black blood stream into the wellpit.
What is "assuage"?
Odysseus' men seal their fate by eating this god's cattle.
Who is the sun god, Helios?
He looks like someone who does not eat "wheaten bread."
What does Odysseus say when he first sees the Cyclops?
One of Odysseus' crew members who died while on Circe's island.
Who is Elpenor?
DAILY DOUBLE!
If the men panic and stop rowing, they will all die in one of the two traps. Odysseus knows he must sacrifice some to save many.
...but that is the den of Scylla, where she yaps/______ (hatefully; horribly), a newborn whelp's cry,/though she is huge and monstrous...
What is "abominably"?