Gods/Goddesses
People of Ithaca
Characters
Places
Epic and Myth
100
The most powerful god
Who is Zeus
100
Penelope
Who is Odysseus's wife
100
She kept Odysseus captive for seven years
Who is Calypso
100
Here, they ate the flower that made them lose hope for home
What is the Land of the Lotus Eaters
100
He wrote the "Odyssey"
Who is Homer
200
The ruler of the underworld
Who is Hades
200
Telemachus
Who is Odysseus's son
200
She cast a spell on Odysseus's men and turned them into swine
Who is Circe
200
Polyphemus lives here
What is Cyclops Island
200
These are usually told orally and tell of the adventures of gods and heroes
What is an epic poem
300
She loved Odysseus and imparted wisdom on him
Who is Athena
300
Antinous
Who is one of the suitors
300
Their sweet songs cause sailors to steer their ships into dangerous rocks
Who are the sirens
300
The king of the winds, Aeolus, lives here
What is Aeolia
300
He has the attributes of gods, but also possesses the flaws of man
What is the epic hero
400
He gave Odysseus moly
Who is Hermes
400
Eumaeus
Who is Odysseus's loyal swineherd
400
The six-headed monster and the whirlpool
Who are Scylla and Charybdis
400
King Alcinous lives here
What is Phaeacia
400
Traditional stories that usually explain a belief, a ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon
What is a myth
500
The sun god
Who is Helios
500
Eurycleia
Who is Odysseus's old nurse
500
The blind prophet Odysseus meets in the Land of the Dead
Who is Teiresias
500
Island where the sun god, Helios, keeps his cattle
What is Thrinakia
500
The first ten years
What is the "Iliad"
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