Who's the God?
That's so EPIC!
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Vocabulary!
Grab Bag of Randomness
100
King of the Gods
Who is Zeus?
100
Define an epic simile
What is a long comparison using like or as that runs for 2 or more lines?
100
This monster is known for his eye.
What is Cyclops?
100
This word means to take by force.
What is plunder?
100
The name of the blind prophet.
What is Tiresias?
200
The Messenger God
Who is Hermes?
200
The Odyssey is an example of this.
What is an epic poem?
200
This monster is a giant whirlpool. Watch out!
What is Charybdis?
200
This word means to calm or pacify.
What is Assuage?
200
This is thrown at Odysseus by a suitor.
What is a stool?
300
God of music and doctors.
Who is Apollo?
300
Odysseus is an example of one.
What is an Epic Hero?
300
This monster has six heads.
What is Scylla?
300
This word means characterized by cunning or betrayal.
What is insidious?
300
Odysseus using this material to plug his ears and escape the Siren's call.
What is beeswax?
400
God of the Sun.
Who is Helios?
400
He is the author of The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
400
This monster was cursed by Aphrodite to turn those who look at her into stone.
Who is Medusa?
400
This word means to finish quickly.
What is dispatch?
400
Telemachus is skeptical of his father's revenge because of this reason.
What is they were highly outnumbered?
500
God of Wisdom and War
Who is Athena?
500
These are two characteristics of an epic hero.
What is: 1. Is significant and glorified 2. Is on a quest 3. Has superior or superhuman strength, intelligence, and/or courage 4. Is ethical 5. Risks death for glory or for the greater good of society 6. Is a strong and responsible leader 7. Performs brave deeds 8. Reflects the ideals of a particular society
500
This is the name of the Cyclops.
What is Polyphemus?
500
This word means deprived.
What is bereft?
500
The person who helped Odysseus sail back to Ithaca
Who is a Phaecian nobleman?
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