Background and Terms
Though it is not known for certain, this person is credited with creating The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
Every hero's journey starts here.
What is the "ordinary world"?
Telemachus' must become this by the end of his journey.
What is a man?
The g_d trying to help Odysseus.
Who is Athena?
The protagonist
Who is Odysseus?
The word for what the Ancient Greeks practiced due to their fear of undercover g_ds stopping at their door.
What is zenia?
A character who becomes known to the hero as an expert in which the hero needs help in.
What is mentor?
Each night Penelope unweaves the funeral shroud she weaves by day to delay this.
What is picking a suitor/marrying again?
20 years.
What is how long Odysseus has been away from home/gone to war/ since Odysseus left for war?
The protagonist's son.
Who is Telemachus?
Hubris
What is excessive pride?
These are multiple people who help the hero along the way(not their guide/expert).
What are allies?
This character is Telemachus'(as well as his father's) mentor.
Who is Athena?
Odysseus has this negative trait.
What is arrogance/pride/hubris?
The protagonist's wife.
Who is Penelope?
The meaning of "in medias res."
What is in the middle of things?
Examples of this are when Katniss tries to save her sister and Harry receives a mysterious letter by owl.
What is the "call to adventure"?
Nestor, Menelaus, and Helen. (their role)
Who are Telemachus' allies?
Odysseus tricks the cyclops by telling him that this is his name.
What is Noman?
The Cyclops' father.
Who is Poseidon?
The Odyssey was the sequel to this.
What is The Illiad?
After the hero tries to refuse the call, when he or she leaves the "ordinary world."
What is "crossing the threshold"?
Telemachus only tells this person of his journey.
Who is his former nurse/nanny?
Even though Odysseus and his men started the conflict with the Cicones, he uses this word to explain what happened to his men during the conflict.
What is "slaughtered"?
The Cyclops' name
What is Polyphemus?