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Odysseus
Adventures
100
King of the Gods
Who is Zeus?
100
Define an epic.
What is a long narrative poem?
100
This monster is known for his eye.
What is Cyclops?
100
This quality caused the men to be trapped in the Cyclops cave.
What is curiosity?
100
Men forget about going home when they eat what?
What is the Lotus Flower?
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
What is one of Odysseus' weaknesses?
What is pride or women?
200
The crew end up fighting these people after plundering the land and attempting to enslave the women.
Who is Cicones?
300
God of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
300
Odysseus is an example of one.
What is an Epic Hero?
300
This monster has six heads.
What is Scylla?
300
Where is Odysseus' home?
Where is Ithaca?
300
Who does Odysseus venture to the Land of the Dead to see?
Who is the blind prophet Tiresias?
400
God of the Sun.
Who is Helios?
400
He is the accepted composer 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
What does Odysseus do that almost kills the men as they are escaping the Cyclops?
What is boast?
400
How does Odysseus prove it is him when he makes it back home?
What is the "Test of the Great Bow?"
500
Goddess of Wisdom and War (Odysseus' protectress)
Who is Athena?
500
These are the characteristics of an epic poem.
What is 1) Begins in media res (in the middle of) 2) Begins with an invocation to the muse. 3) The hero is important and well-respected. 4) He goes on a journey to find something that is important to him or his people. 5) There is divine intervention by the gods. 6) The hero journeys to the underworld or experiences a symbolic death.
500
This is the name of the Cyclops.
What is Polyphemus?
500
Odysseus is known for his strength and ______.
What is guile or intelligence?
500
Odysseus has to leave home for this reason?
What is Battle of Troy?
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