Characters
Events
What?
Misc.
Potpourri
100
Odysseus's winning the challenge with the bow demonstrates this character trait.
What is skill as a marksman?
100
mistake Odysseus makes when leaving the island of the cyclopes
What is yelling back his name?
100
Caught between Scylla and Charybdis means this
What is caught between 2 difficult choices?
100
O visits this island twice
What is Aiaia?
100
this is a phrase that characterizes a person
What is an epithet?
200
Penelope's inviting the beggar, Odysseus, to her room to talk is important for this reason.
What is to foreshadow the ending?
200
the wrath of the sun god is caused by O's men disobeying him and doing this
What is killing the kine of Helios?
200
Greeks believed this about the sometime appearance of the gods
What is they came to earth disguised as beggars?
200
the reason Odysseus wants to confront the cyclops rather than grabbing the sheep and running
What is he is curious and wants a challenge?
200
this is also called a Homeric simile
What is an epic simile?
300

He says, "You dared bid.. while I was still alive/Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide Heaven..."

Who is Odysseus?

300
this event causes the men to be blown off course when they have Ithaca in sight
What is opening the bag containing the winds?
300
The mention of Argus, O's dog, contrasts the dog's loyalty with that of these people.
Who are some of the maids?
300
guile, noble birth, character flaw
What are some character traits of an epic hero?
300

He says, "Are you flesh and blood Odysseus, to endure more than a man can?"

Who is Eurylochus?

400

Polyphemus curses O with this when/if he finally reaches Ithaca.

What is suffering?

400
when O tells the cyclops his ships have crashed, he exhibits this character trait
What is guile?
400
Penelope's weaving and unweaving the shroud and her belief that Odysseus is still alive demonstrates these 2 character traits.
What are patience and loyalty?
400
the opening lines of the Odyssey are an example of this
What is an invocation?
400

He says, "What other woman could remain so cold? Who shuns her lord, and he come back to her from wars and wandering after 20 years?"

Who is Telemachus?

500

At home in Ithaca, Odysseus first meets him.

Who is Eumeaus the swineherd?

500
When O yells his name back to Polyphemus, he is exhibiting this character trait?
What is pride?
500
reason why Penelope tells the servant to move her bed
What is to test Odysseus to see if he is who he says he is?
500
this means that the story begins in the middle of things
What is "in medias res"?
500

He says, "These men have bread to throw at you because it is not theirs"

Who is Antinous?

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