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100
What god disguises them self and convinces Telemachus, Odysseus' son, to search for his father?
Athena
100
What is the name of the cyclops who traps Odysseus and his ship's crew?
Polyphemus
100
Who does Athena reveal her true identity to?
Odysseus
100
What does a disguised Odysseus tell his wife, Penelope?
He tells Penelope Odysseus is nearby and will be home quickly.
200
What does Menelaus tell Telemachus about Odysseus?
Menelaus tells Telemachus that Odysseus is on Calypso's island.
200
What does Aeolus, king of the winds, give to Odysseus?
Aeolus gives Odysseus all the winds that would prevent him from reaching home.
200
Who is Eumaeus?
Eumaeus is a swineherd who remained loyal to Odysseus.
200
What is Penelope's test to decide who her new husband will be?
She will marry the man who can string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through the rings on twelve axe-heads set in a line in the ground.
300
What god does Zeus send to tell Calypso to let Odysseus go?
Hermes
300
What does Circe turn Odysseus' crew into?
Circe turns Odysseus' crew into pigs.
300
What does Athena disguise Odysseus as?
She disguises him as an ancient beggar.
300
Who kills all of Penelope's suitors?
Odysseus, Telmachus, Philoetius, and Eumaeus, assisted by a disguised Athena
400
What does Calypso offer Odysseus to get him to stay with her?
Calypso tells Odysseus that he can be immortal and live with her forever.
400
Where does Odysseus sail to to talk to Tiresias?
The underworld.
400
Where does Odysseus go first when he finally returns home?
Eumaeus' house
400
What doesn't Penelope believe that Eurycleia tells her?
Odysseus is back and he killed all her suitors.
500
What princess finds Odysseus on the shore of an island?
Princess Nausicaa finds Odysseus.
500
What are Circe's sailing instructions to Odysseus and how does he disobey them?
Circe tells him how to avoid the lure of the Sirens, how to get past the monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis, and above all, do not harm the cattle of the sun-god on the island of Thrinacia. Odysseus disobeys the instructions by slaughtering some of the cattle.
500
Who does Odysseus reveal himself to?
Telemachus
500
Who is able to pass Penelope's test for a new husband?
Odysseus
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