The Lotus Eaters
Who are the lotus eaters?
Lotus eaters are people who ate the lotuses on the island.
What is the cyclops' name?
Polyphemus
What is Hubris?
Excessive pride / Thinking your better than the Gods
Around what time is it believed that the Trojan war took place?
1200 BC
Who are the big three gods in Greek mythology?
Zue, Headies, Posiden
What do the lotus do to people who eat them?
The lotus makes people lose the urge to go home.
They put the cyclops to sleep with bowls of ____
Wine
Which Greek value means wanting to return back home?
Nostos
What Greek city was Menelaus king of?
Sparta
How many Olympians are there?
12
How many people did Odysseus send to scout the island?
Odysseus sent 3 people to scout the island.
Who is Polyphemus' Dad?
Poseidon
Why do the Greek allow strangers to come into their homes, even give them gifts?
The Greeks believed that the Gods blend within the humans (Xenia)
How long did the Trojan War last?
10 years
Who was Zeus’s father?
Kronos
What were the people who went on the cout mission, and what happened to them?
There were two soldiers and one scout, and two people ate a lotus.
When Polyphemus asked Odysseus' name, what is the name Odysseus game to the cyclops?
Nohody
Odysseus is a hero BUT he values ____ at top.
Glory (Kleos)
Why did the Trojan War begin?
Paris of Troy took the wife of Menelaus, Helen
Who was the goddess of war, wisdom, and strategy?
Athena
Where is Lotus Island located?
The island is located near the coast of Africa, near Djerba, which is in modern-day Tunisia.
How many people got gobbled up by the cyclops?
6
Say the 5 Greek values in order according to these 5 questions/examples/sayings. Explain why
"Mama, we're supposed to leave out bowls of candy for Halloween! What happened?"(1). "Those who ate the lotuses, lost every drop of ____"(2). "Pride is a deadly sin"(3). Samurai fight to maintain what and what value is this?(4). "Sisyphus was known trick many Gods"(5)
Xenia, Nostos, Hubris, Kleos, Metis
Who was the father of Odysseus?
Laertes
Which goddess did Athena support throughout the Odyssey?
Odysseus