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Background
100
Where does Odysseus meet his mother?
The land of the dead/the Underworld
100
This person prefers animals to men
Circe
100
Which plant/flower makes the men "high" and never want to leave?
The lotus plant/flower.
100
Who gives Odysseus directions to the Land of the Dead?
Circe
100
Who is Menelaus's wife?
Helen
200
What is the name of Calypso's island?
Ogygia
200
They sound sweet, but they are quite dangerous.
The sirens.
200
In this particular place, the men had "the chance" to eat milk, cheese and meat as well.
Cyclops's cave.
200
Who warns Odysseus and his men not to eat the sacred cattle?
Tiresias
200
What is a singer of tales called?
A rhapsode
300
Here, you can expect to be swallowed whole, and spit out.....with nothing left of you but bones.
What is Charybdis/the belly of Charybdis.
300
Which warrior is killed by his wife's lover?
Agamemnon
300
This food was forbidden, but many of the men decided to eat it anyway.
The cattle of Helios, the sun god.
300
King Aeolus tries to be helpful by giving Odysseus what?
A bag of wind
300
This instrument was used to help "sing the tales."
A lyre
400
Where are the cattle of the sun god?
The island of Thrinacia
400
Which character, besides Osysseus's men, once stole some cattle from Helios?
Hermes.
400
Which plant protects Odysseus from being turned into a pig?
Moly.
400
How many ships sailed for Troy from the Greek islands?
1000
500
Where do Helen and Menelaus live?
Sparta.
500
What giant cannibals destroy all but one of Odysseus's ships?
Laestrygonians
500
Who died on a pile of food?
Agamemnon.
500
Besides the obvious, Calypso tries to be helpful by offering Odysseus what?
Immortality.
500
What are the three themes that "The Odyssey" covers?
1. A hero struggles to return home, 2. A boy struggles to become a man, 3. A king struggles to reclaim his kingdom.
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