Greek Mythology
Women in The Odyssey
Places in The Odyssey
Name that Book!
Before The Odyssey
100

The God of all Gods. His father was tricked into swallowing a rock instead of him. 

Zeus

100

The wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus

Penelope 

100

After leaving the Cicones, the crew ends up here. In this land, everyone who eats the flower becomes addicted and lose their hope of returning home. 

The Land of The Lotus Eaters 

100

Odysseus blinds the cyclops in order to escape his cave. 

Book 9

100

The war that Odysseus originally left Ithaca for. This war lasted 10 years. 

The Trojan War

200

The sea God, who Odysseus has angered. He makes Odysseus' journey home one full of obstacles. 

Poseidon 

200

A nymph who turns the crew of Odysseus into pigs and holds them on her island for a year. She also offers Odysseus some great advice. 

Circe 

200

Odyssesus speaks with Elpenor, Tiresias, and Anticlea at this location. He is instructed to go here by Circe.

The Land of the Dead/The Underworld 

200

Telemachus travels to Pylos and speaks to King Nestor in an attempt to learn more about Odysseus. 

Book 3

200
The amount of time that Odysseus has been away from home at the beginning of The Odyssey. 

20 Years 

300

The Goddess of love and beauty. She was born from the blood of Uranus after he was killed by his son, Cronus. 

Aphrodite 

300

A beautiful nymph goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years.

Calypso 

300

This is where Odysseus is gifted a bag of favourable and unfavourable wind. 

The island of Aeolus 
300

Antinous claims that Penelope is to blame for the suitors extended stay because she will not choose one to be her husband. 

Book 2

300

A plan from Odyssesus, the Greeks build this in order to sneak into the city of Troy. 

A giant hollow horse 
400

Cronus feared his children, so he decided to do this to prevent them from destroying him. 

He ate them 
400

The goddess of war and wisdom who constantly helps Odysseus and Telemachus throughout the journey. 

Athena

400

The first place that Odysseus and his crew stops after leaving Troy. They raid this city and 72 of Odysseus' men are killed as a result. 

Cicones (Ismarus)

400

Odyssesus learns that his mother has died of a broken heart. 

Book 11

400

These two ran off to the city of Troy after being united by Aphrodite. He was chosen by Zeus to pick the fairest lady and she was considered the most beautiful woman in all of Greece. 

Paris and Helen 
500

According to the Greek creation tale, from Chaos and Confusion comes ____________ and _____________. 

Gaea and Uranus 
500

The old faithful servant of Odysseus; She is the only person that Telemachus notifies that he is leaving Ithaca in secret. 

Eurycleia 

500

Telemachus and Pisisstratus travel here to learn more about the wherabouts of Odyssesus. The king of this land relates to them stories of Odysseus from the war and informs them of his last known location.

Sparta 

500

Odysseus is seen crying on the shore of the beach because he misses his home. 

Book 5

500

The drama that started the Trojan War begin after, Eris, the Goddess of this, threw an apple addressed "To the fairest" into a wedding that she was not invited to.

(Eris is the Goddess of __________) 

Discord (conflict)