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100
How long did Odysseus stay with Calypso?
What is 7 years.
100
Blocks the entrance with a rock and kills six of Odysseus's men. Also an avid sheperd.
Who is Polyphemus, the cyclops?
100
Transforms Odysseus's men into swine.
Who is Circe?
100
Give Odysseus advice and a herb to get past Circe.
Who is Hermes?
100
Leading suitors.
Who are Eurymachus and Amphinomus?
200
How long Odysseus is gone from Ithaca. (Take Trojan war into mind)
What is 20 years?
200
They have beautiful voices, but don't be deceived.
Who are the Sirens?
200
Appears in the underworld, tells Odysseus how to get home. Circe tells Odysseus to visit him.
Who is Tiresias?
200
He makes it very hard for Odysseus to get home throughout the book.
Who is Poseidon?
200
Monsters that destroy almost all of Odysseus's fleet.
Who are the Laestrygonians?
300
How long the men stay with Circe.
What is one year?
300
Lives in a cave opposite another monster, has six heads.
Who is the Scylla?
300
The first suitor that is killed.
Who is Antinous?
300
Goddess who helps Odysseus greatly throughout the book.
Who is Athena?
300
First one to recognize Odysseus and who he is.
Who is Argos, Odysseus's loyal dog?
400
How long the Trojan War lasted.
What is 10 years?
400
A massive whirlpool.
Who is Charybdis?
400
Queen of Sparta, commonly known for sparking the Trojan War and causing many Greek men their lives.
Who is Helen?
400
God that trys to help Odysseus home by giving him a bag of wind.
Who is Aeolus?
400
Themes of a mythical heroic quest. (At least four)
What are comrades, challenges, underworld, gods, and a triumphant return?
500
When the Odyssey believed to be written.
What is the 8th century?
500
"Here eat this, do you want to go home?" Probably not.
Who are the Lotus eaters?
500
Abuses Odysseus when he enters palace as beggar.
Who is Melanthius?
500
Threatens to shine sun in the underworld if Odysseus is not punished for his actions. (Crew's actions)
Who is Helios?
500
Name of Calypso's Island.
What is Ogygia?
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