Gods and Goddesses
What is NOT part of Odysseus' plan to escape the Cyclops?
A) Get the Cyclops drunk
B) Stab the Cyclops in the leg
C) Tie himself and his men under the sheep
B) Stab the Cyclops in the leg
What monster sucks down sea water and consumes everything and anyone around it?
A) Sirens
B) Charybdis
C) Scylla
B) Charybdis
The people that attempt to give Odysseus and his men a certain plant that will make them forget about returning home were called:
The Lotus Eaters
Blind prophet who guards the underworld (Hades), who Odysseus goes to see to find out how to get home.
Tiresias
Who is the wife of Odysseus?
Penelope
Where is Odysseus's home? (MUST give the city AND country)
Ithaca, Greece
Who owns the sacred cattle?
Helios (the sun god)
Circe turns Odysseus' men into ______________
Pigs / Swine
Name ONE reason why the tribe of Cicones attacked Odysseus and his men.
Because they attacked them first, stole their belongings, enslaved their women, etc. They were defending themselves.
Why do the men end up eating Helios' the cattle at Thrinacia? (WILL ACCEPT 2 ANSWERS)
They were starving OR because Odysseus fell asleep and couldn't stop them.
Who does Homer call on to help tell his story? (In the very beginning of Part I)
The Muses (Daughters of Zeus)
The name that Odysseus gives the Cyclops at first when he asks him his name.
Nohbdy (Nobody)
His mother OR Elpenor (his crewmate)
How long does Circe keep Odysseus on her island? (ACCORDING TO THE STORY, NOT THE MOVIE!)
One year
Who gives Odysseus the magic herb that keeps Circe's spell from working on him?
Hermes (the messenger god)
How do Odysseus and his men avoid the dangers of the Sirens?
Odysseus is tied to the ship mast and his men put wax in their ears to keep from hearing the song
Why does Odysseus choose to pass closer to Scylla than Charybdis in the strait of water?
Because he would lose only 6 men instead of his whole crew.
At the end of Part 1, who had Odysseus just finished telling his story to?
A) Calypso
B) Penelope
C) King Alcinous
C) King Alcinous
What did Aeolus (God of Wind) put in the bag to help Odysseus (must be specific)?
All the "bad" winds that cause storms; all but the west wind that would push Odysseus home