Characters
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus's Wife
What is "xenia"?
The belief that anyone could have be a god, so people have to be welcoming to strangers
How does Odysseus avoid the Siren?
He makes his men put beeswax in their ears and tie him up so he can hear their song.
What has been happening to Penelope while Odysseus was away?
What is a Minotaur?
A half-man, half bull
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus' son
What greek society was ________, which meant that they worship multiple gods
polytheistic
Whose son is the cyclops?
Poseidon's
What has Penelope done to trick the suitors?
She unweaves the funeral shroud at night
What does Athena turn Arachne into?
a spider
Who is Tiresias?
The prophet in the Land of the Dead
What genre is the Odyssey?
Epic poem
What "strait," or narrow passageway in the water, does Odysseus have to pass through?
Scylla and Charybdis
What challenge does Odysseus compete in?
He shoots the bows and arrow through the axe handles
What does Theseus do to Ariadne?
He leaves her on an island instead of thanking her.
Who is Antinous?
The jerk suitor who Odysseus kills first
Homer
What 3 things happen on Circe's island?
Elpenor falls off a roof, she turns some men into pigs, and Odysseus has a relationship with her.
She pretends to ask to move the marriage bed, making him mad because he made it and this proves his true identity
What is Arachne skilled at?
Weaving
Who is Argus?
Odysseus' dog
When was The Odyssey written?
700s BCE
What type of literary element is seen when Odysseus tells the Cyclops that his name is "Nobody," but the audience knows it is not?
Dramatic Irony
Athena makes him handsomer/taller, he doesn't rush right into things, he gives credit to the gods
What quality, which means "pride that causes a hero's downfall," does Arachne have?
Hubris