This character in O Brother... represents the cyclops.
Who is the traveling salesman?
100
This land is where the great war happens and Odysseus and his men build a horse to defeat their enemies.
What is Troy?
100
Who says it:
"You can not be my father, Odysseus! Meddling spirits conceived this trick to twist the knife in me!"
Who is Telemachus?
100
The author of The Odyssey, although this may not be his real name.
Who is Homer?
100
The god of the sea
Who is Poseidon?
200
These people represent the Lotus-Eaters.
Who are the Baptists at the river?
200
This is the home of a giant shepherd and his brothers.
What is Cyclops' Island?
200
Who says it:
"Sweet coupled airs we sing. No lonely seafarer holds clear of entering our green mirror."
Who are The Sirens?
200
This goddess of war intervenes throughout the tale to help our faithful epic hero.
Who is Athena?
200
A sweet honeyed plant that makes eaters forget about what they want most.
What is the lotus plant?
300
These characters represent the Sirens.
Who are the girls in the river?
300
This land is the home to the gods and goddesses.
What is Olympus?
300
Who says it:
"My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy."
Who is Odysseus?
300
Faithful wife of our hero who is described as beautiful and caring.
Who is Penelope?
300
This is the present Odysseus and his men bring to Polyphemus.
What is wine?
400
This character represented Teresias and his foretelling of Odyessues' difficult journey?
Who is the blind old man on the railroad handcar?
400
This is the home land of our Greek hero.
What is Ithaca?
400
Who said it:
"A hunter owned him. But the man is dead in some far place. "
Who is Eumaeus?
400
This monster is a giant whirlpool.
What is Charybdis?
400
This legendary figure embodies the ideals and values of a culture, fails and succeeds throughout a story, goes on a journey, and typically engages in battle and romance.
What is an epic hero?
500
This song played throughout the movie is also a loose translation of Odyessues' name.
What is Man of Constant Sorrow?
500
This is the land of cannibal barbarians that attack Odysseus and his men
What is Laestrygone?
500
Who says it:
"Son of Laertes and the gods of old, dissemble to your son no longer now."
Who is Athena?
500
This person helps Odysseus return to Ithaca after 20 years away.
Who is King Alcinous?
500
"The young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world" is an example of what literative device?