No, not THAT Homer.
The Answer Won't Be Odysseus
The Answer Definitely Won't Be Odysseus
Epic Events
Miscellaneous But Important
100
Homer is accredited with creating "The Odyssey" and has an epithet of his own: Homer, the ___ ___.
What is a blind poet?
100
The wife of Odysseus, who waited 20 years for his return.
Who is Penelope?
100
Athena is helpful to Odysseus because she is the goddess of this trait.
What is wisdom?
100
Even the Cyclop's first name is ugly.
What is Polyphemus?
100
Circe the Enchantress turns many of Odysseus's men into this type of creature.
What are swine? OR What are pigs?
200
"The Odyssey" dates back to around 800 BCE. At that time, stories and histories were passed down in this way.
What is orally? OR What is the oral storytelling tradition?
200
Odysseus spent seven years with this goddess.
Who is Calypso?
200
This god is probably really tired after a day of work. He's Zeus's run-around guy.
Who is Hermes?
200
If some stranger showed up at my house, took one of my Pibb Xtras, sat down on my couch, and flipped through my channels, I'd be annoyed. But not if I were an ancient Greek, who believed this about hospitality.
What is feed and make comfortable a stranger before asking his or her name?
200
Penelope announces that she will marry the suitor who performs these acts.
What is string Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through twelve ax-helve sockets?
300
The main events of "The Odyssey" take place in these two cities.
What are Troy and Ithaca?
300
This god has beef with Odysseus (no, not Helios).
Who is Poseidon?
300
The name of Odysseus's ill-fated dog.
What is Argos?
300
The victors of a battle would take animals, items, and women, behavior described by this word.
What is plunder?
300
This is Penelope's final test.
What is ask the maid to prepare the bed outside the bedchamber?
400
Epic heroes, characters who embark upon a quest, is an example of this literary term.
What is archetype?
400
Considering Odysseus shot an arrow through his throat, this guy was the worst of the suitors.
Who is Antinous?
400
Odysseus had to go to the friggin UNDERWORLD to see this guy.
Who is Teirisias?
400
Hers is the face that launched a thousand ships.
Who is Helen of Troy?
400
"The rosy-fingered dawn" exemplifies this literary term.
What is an epithet? OR What is personification?
500
Homer explains how "A man surf-casting on a point of rock / for bass of mackerel, whipping his long rod / to drop the sinker and the bait far out / will hook a fish and rip it from the surface / to dangle wriggling through the air" (822-827) is similar to Scylla's method of grabbing the men. Such a comparison is referenced by this literary term.
What is an epic simile? OR What is a Homeric simile?
500
This is Odysseus's nursemaid. She recognized him, but he swore her to secrecy.
Who is Eurycleia?
500
This is one angry creature. Go near her, you lose everything.
What is Charybdis?
500
The term for Odysseus's excessive pride.
What is hubris?
500
Churchill references a Biblical verse at the end of the speech we read. His reference reflects this literary term.
What is allusion?
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