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I was an infant when Odysseus left for war.
Who is Telemachus?
I told the goddess holding Odysseus that she must let him go.
Who is Hermes?
This is WHAT The Odyssey is.
What is a long narrative poem?
The opposite of excess
What is moderation?
I was killed by my wife and her lover.
Who is Agammemnon?
I am the king of the Phaecians.
Who is Alcinous?
I was against Odysseus during the war but helped him in his journey home.
Who is Athena?
These elements mark an epic story.
What are supernatural elements?
Welcoming someone into your home and feeding them and giving them a place to sleep
What is hospitality?
Telemachus went to visit this person after he saw Nestor.
Who is Menelaus?
I held Odysseus captive for seven years.
Who is Calypso?
I swore revenge on Odysseus.
Who is Poseidon?
The hero in a epic is on this.
What is a quest?
I can cause someone's downfall.
What is hubris?
I insulted Poseidon, so he split the rock, and I drowned.
Who is Ajax?
My murder story is woven throughout the poem.
Who is Agammenon?
I am a shape-shifter god and the old man of the sea.
Who is Proteus?
These literary devices abound in epics.
What are similes, epithets, and literary devices?
Jealousy, revenge, adultery
What are similarities between gods and mortals?
I am almost immortal, except for my heel.
Who is Achilles?
I am the chief of the suitors.
Who is Antinous?
I shattered Odysseus's ship w/ a lightning bolt.
Who is Zeus?
Battles of this kind are in epics.
What are battles between good and evil?
A hint or warning of what WILL happen
What is foreshadowing?
Polyphemus thought someone more imposing than this person would defeat him.
Who is Odysseus?