Basic Characters/Words
What does "Opes" mean?
What is the word "eyes"?
How did the sailors enter the Cyclopes' cave/ why?
They entered the Cyclopes' cave because they needed to rest and they were in search of food to consume since they had not eaten in a while.
How did Odysseus and his men blind the Cyclopes?
By stabbing a sharp pole that they had turned into a spear into his one and only eye.
Who trapped the Cyclopes?
Who are Uranus and Cronus?
Odysseus, Polyphemeus, and Poseidon.
What does the word "Cyclopes" mean?
How did the Cyclopes fall asleep?
What is wine?
How did Odysseus and his men escape the cave of the Cyclopes?
By hiding underneath a herd of sheep when the Cyclopes was letting only sheep outside to graze.
Who later let the Cyclopes escape?
Who is Zeus?
What is Zeus the god of?
The God of Thunder, Lightning, Gods, and the Skies.
What was the favor the Cyclopes had told Odysseus he would do for him?
What favor is consuming him last?
How long did it take Odysseus and his men to return home.
Originally, it should have only taken about six months, but in return it took nearly 10 years to return home.
How many of Odysseus' men did the Cyclopes consume whole?
What is the number two?
Describe a Cyclopes.
A Cyclopes is a one headed giant beast that were trapped by Cronus and Uranus, but later released by Zeus in exchange for thunderbolts.
Who is Odysseus and or/ his crew?
What was the word that Odysseus told the Cyclopes his name was.
What is the word "Nobody"?
Who was the father of Polyphemeus the Cyclopes?
Why did Zeus let the Cyclopes go?
In return for letting them escape, they were forced to create thunderbolts for Zeus which he would later use to protect Mount Olympus.
Why did it take Odysseus and his crew ten years to return home?
Because Polyphemeus, the Cyclopes told Poseidon, the god of the seas, and since they were traveling on water, Poseidon saw the opportunity and made their trip back home nearly impossible.
What was the name of the Cyclopes that the sailors were consumed by?
Who is Polyphemeus?
How did Odysseus entertain the Cyclopes?
How long was Odysseus away from home and why?
He was away from home for 10 years due to fighting in the Trojan War.
What did the Cyclopes trap the sailors in the cave with?
What is a giant boulder?
What is "The Odyssey"?