The Gods
Often referred to as the “Father of Gods and men”, he is a sky god who controls lightning
Zeus
Homer
The Iliad and the Odyssey are examples of which type of poem
Epic poem
When we started reading the Odyssey, Odysseus was trapped here
Calypso's island
Odysseus ruled over this kingdom
Ithaca
He is the father of the giant cyclops.
The Odyssey was first written in this century
8th century
(If you said 700 BC you get half points)
A descriptive phrase introduced with a character to help the storyteller keep track of characters
Odysseus faked insanity to get out of this
Fighting in the Trojan war
This movie borrowed the "bag of wind" scene from the Odyssey
The Spongebob Square Pants Movie
Somewhat cowardly god and victim of Diomedes in the Trojan war
Ares
Odysseus strived to be great like this noble war hero who he fought beside
Achilles
Frame story
He was responsible for the idea to build the Trojan horse
Odysseus
Odysseus must sacrifice his greatest one of these in his halls when he finally returns home to appease the gods
Ram
This god is known for making lucrative deals and is usually sent to negotiate with people
Hermes
This is one of the first men to go to the underworld and make it out alive- besides Odysseus.
Orpheus
In media res is latin for
in the middle of things
He is the man who would not enter Circe's palace and eat with her
Eurylpchus
The cyclops whom Odysseus blinds is referred to as this
In ancient Greek culture was custom to do this to the body of the deceased instead of burying it
Cremate
Kleos
She told Odysseus to share what he witnessed in the underworld
Odysseus' mother
Telemachus is how old at this point in the story
Almost 20