Gods/Goddesses
Odysseus's Family/Companions
Suitors
Locations
Vocab
100

What goddess disguised Odysseus as a beggar?

Athena

100

What is Penelope to Odysseus?

His wife, spouse, partner, etc.

100

why did the suitors go to Penelope

to marry her

100

what is the name of Odysseus's homeland

ithaca

100

what does this word refer to in the text: cutter

ship or boat carried aboard a large ship to transport personnel or supplies

200

what GOD does Odysseus say is supporting him

Zeus

200

What is Odysseus's son's name

Telemachus

200

who threw a stool at Odysseus

Antinous

200

where did Odysseus go fight the trojan war?

Troy

200

what does this word in the text refer to: shirkers

people who get out of doing what needs to be done

300

who does Odysseus's son mistake for being a god

Odysseus

300

What was the name of Odysseus's dog

Argus

300

what challenge does Penelope give to the suitors

they must string odysseus's bow and let fly an arrow through 12 ax handle sockets

300

where did 58 of the suitors come from

Dulichium

300

what does this word in the text refer to: carriage

posture

400

Why did the Greek let strangers into their homes

(EG. The Greeks feared the stranger may be a god/goddess in disguise)

400

Who helped Odysseus get home 

the Phaeacians

400

who was the first suitor killed by odysseus?

eurymachus

400

where did 20 of the suitors come from

Zacynthus

400

what does this word in the text refer to: tithe

 a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment

500

What was one of Athena's nicknames that was mentioned

Hope of Soldiers

500

what was Eumaeus to Odysseus

His swineherd

500

who did Telemachus kill?

amphinomus

500

where did 24 of the suitors come from?

Same

500

what does this word refer to in the text: zenith

the time at which something is most powerful or successful; The pinnacle of something; the highest point.

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