This character takes the longest "road" trip in history, taking 10 years to travel from Troy to Ithaca.
Who is Odysseus?
100
Beautiful(?) creatures that lure men to their deaths by singing.
What are the sirens?
100
King of the Olympian Gods
Associated with thunder and lightening
Who is Zeus?
100
Example 1: Poseidon shipwrecks Odysseus for killing his son.
Example 2: Odysseus kills the suitors.
The theme is...?
What is revenge?
100
This demi-goddess/sea nymph was deeply infatuated with Odysseus and kept him prisoner for 7 years.
Who is Calypso?
200
The one true soul-mate for Odysseus. She matches him in wit and cunning.
Who is Penelope?
200
The ugly son of Poseidon who is rude to Odysseus and his men.
Who is Polyphemus?
200
Goddess of cunning and crafty warfare
Associated with the owl
Favors Odysseus
Who is Athena?
200
Example 1: Odysseus says his name is "Nohbdy."
Example 2: Penelope unravels her weaving every night.
The theme is...?
What is cunning/wit?
200
This loyal servant recognized Odysseus by a scar on his leg.
Who is Eurycleia/the Nurse?
300
An old man, father of the hero of our story.
Who is Laertes?
300
These two monsters keep ships from safely passing through an important seaway.
What are Scylla and Charybdis?
300
Goddess of love and passion
Associated with the swan
Who is Aphrodite?
300
Example 1: Odysseus leaves Troy and sets out for Ithaca.
Example 2: Telemachus goes to a nearby town to ask for news of his father.
The theme is...?
What is journey/travel?
300
The reason Odysseus left Ithaca in the first place.
What is to fight in the Trojan War?
400
The ancient Greek king of the gods was
Who is Zeus?
400
Odysseus travels to this unlikely place in order to speak to a dead prophet of Apollo named Tiresias.
What is the Land of the Dead?
400
God of seafaring and oceans
Associated with dolphins and the trident
Hates Odysseus
Who is Poseidon?
400
Example 1: Calypso sets Odysseus free when Zeus tells her to.
Example 2: Odysseus stops killing the suitors' families because of Athena.
The theme is...?
What is obedience to the will of the gods?
400
This sorceress turned Odysseus' men into pigs for a year.
Who is Circe?
500
He is the son of Odysseus.
Who is Telemachus?
500
The place in which Odysseus' men eat of the forbidden cattle.
What is the Land of the Sun God Hyperion/Helios?
500
Messenger god
Always shown with winged shoes
Who is Hermes?
500
Example 1: Polyphemus eats Odysseus' men.
Example 2: Antinous throws a stool at old man/Odysseus.
The theme is...?
What is (lack of) hospitality?
500
This was Eumaeus' position in Odysseus' household.