Homer's "The Odyssey"
The Queen of Ithica
Who is Penelope?
The youngest Olympian, this god of wine was the son of the mortal Semele and was finished in Zeus’s thigh.
Who is Dionysus?
This hero used a polished shield as a mirror to avoid being turned to stone by Medusa.
Who is Perseus?
leader of the Myrmidons
Requiring enormous strength or effort
What is herculean?
The name Odysseus uses to introduce himself to the Cyclops
What is "Nobody?"
This goddess of wisdom sprang fully grown and armored from Zeus’s head.
Who is Athena?
Bellerophon, riding Pegasus, killed this fire-breathing hybrid with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail.
What is the Chimera?
Spartan queen whose departure with Paris sparks the Trojan War.
Who is Helen?
This adjective comes from the race of deities who ruled before the Olympians.
What is titanic?
This nymph keeps Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years
Who is Calypso?
Though married to the smith god Hephaestus, this goddess of love had a famous affair with Ares.
Who is Aphrodite?
Theseus slew the Minotaur in a labyrinth on this island.
What is Crete?
Brad Pitt's response to the boy who says, "The Thessalonian you're fighting... he's the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him."
What is, "That is why no one will remember your name."
Derived from the name of the Greek god of dreams, this painkiller was isolated from opium in the early 1800s.
What is morphine?
Odysseus’s hungry men slaughter the sacred cattle of this sun god, dooming their ship
Who is Helios?
On the day he was born, Hermes stole the cattle of this half-brother, the god of music and prophecy.
Who is Apollo?
Driven mad by Hera, this hero killed his own wife and children, and the twelve Labors were his penance.
Who is Heracles (Hercules)?
This soldier kills Patroclus and pulls Achilles back into the war.
Who is Hector?
The old friend Odysseus left in charge of his household, whose form Athena took to guide Telemachus.
What is mentor?
Resident of the island of Aeaea
Who is Circe?
Father of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus
Who is Kronos (Cronus)?
Oedipus's response to the Sphinxy's query: "What walks on four legs, then two, then three?"
What is man?
Three cast members and their characters' names
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Meaning idyllically calm, this adjective comes from a mythical bird said to calm the winds and waves while it nested on the sea.
What is halcyon?