Literary Elements
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words
What is Alliteration?
The goddess who fights for and helps support Odysseus's return home
Who is Athena?
The character who develops a competition to determine which suitor will be wed
Who is Penelope?
In this book Homer calls upon the Muse for inspiration
What is Book 1?
The blind, ancient Greek poet believed to have authored The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
To be a warning or indication of a future event
What is Foreshadowing?
The god who is responsible for hindering Odysseus's voyage home
Who is Poseidon?
A people who feast on a mellow fruit and flower which causes them to be blissful and forgetful
Who are the Lotus Eaters?
In this book Odysseus and his men escape by holding onto the undersides of sheep
What is Book 9?
Another name for the Hero's Journey
What is Monomyth?
A descriptive word or phrase that accompanies a person's name
What is Epithet?
Man-eating giants
Laestrygonians
The king who gifts Odysseus wind
Who is Aeolus?
In this book we learn the story of Odysseus and Penelope's bedstead and bridal chamber
What is Book 23?
An individual who has a noble birth and is recognized for their superhuman abilities, humility, and their status as an unmatched warrior, among other character traits
Who is an Epic Hero?
A detailed comparison which uses "like" or "as" and which spans multiple lines of poetry
What is an Extended Simile or Epic Simile?
The particular Cyclops who Odysseus blinds
Polyphemus
The person who Athena appears to Telemachus as
Who is Mentes?
In this book Odysseus visits the underworld
What is Book 11?
What is Xenia?
The Odyssey starts this way, "in the middle" of the narrative
The two monsters who inhabit the same area through which Odysseus and his men pass after having encountered the Sirens
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
The leader of the suitors and the first suitor killed by Odysseus
Who is Antinous?
In this book Odysseus men disobey his command and slaughter Helios's cattle
What is Book 12?
Their purpose is to explain things humans don't understand, to represent things humans fear most, and to symbolize actions & characteristics that a culture views as bad
What are Monsters?