Monsters
A giant maelstrom.
Charybdis
This goddess is Odysseus' patron and does her best to help him in his journey.
Athena
The name of Odysseus' home.
Ithaca
After eating this, Odysseus' men "lose their hope of home."
Lotus
The Odyssey is what type of literature?
An epic poem.
A multi-headed creature that whisks men off the boat to eat in her den.
Scylla
This god destroys Odysseus' men after they eat the prized cattle.
Zeus
The name of Odysseus' son.
Telemachus
Odysseus' trick name that fools the Cyclops.
Nohbdy
Showing hospitality, afraid that guests might be a god in disguise.
Xenia
The head of a woman, and the body of a bird, these creatures lure sailors to their destruction by weaving a haunting song over the sea.
The Sirens
This sorceress turns half of Odysseus' men into swine.
Circe
Penelope promises Odysseus she will marry again under what condition?
Telemachus grows his first beard.
The two gods Odysseus says will help them fight against the suitors.
Athena and Zeus
The adjective word created from the author of the Odyssey's name: used to describe things that are epic/grand.
Homeric
Prays to Poseidon that Odysseus should have a cursed journey home.
The Cyclops (Polyphemus)
This god helps Odysseus by giving him a magical herb to protect him from the sorceress's honeyed-potion.
Hermes
The father of Odysseus.
Laertes
The name of the suitor that pleads with Odysseus to show mercy on the suitors.
Eurymachus
The Odyssey is written "in medias res" which means...
in the middle of things
Odysseus' men act monstrously by opening the bag of wind given to them by this god.
Aeolus
This nymph only releases Odysseus once she is threatened by Zeus.
Calypso
Anticlea
The name of the suitor that hits Odysseus (disguised as a beggar) with a stool.
Antinous
Through adventurous deeds, the _______________ demonstrates traits that are valued by the society in which the epic originates.
Epic Hero