Sparta
Spartans did this when a weak baby was born.
Threw them off a cliff
The son of Odysseus
Telemachus
The king of the Gods
Zeus
He is still really mad at Odysseus about his eye.
Polyphemus
Where even IS Greece?
Europe, next to the Aegean Sea/close to Italy
This many people ruled at one time
2
What happens in the land of the Lotus Eaters?
Odysseus and his men are drugged, and want to stay there.
This guy had a lot of children, including a Cyclops
Poseiden
Did a war really start because she cheated on her husband and ran away?
Helen
Who was dunked in the river Styx?
Achilles
Spartan men started their training at this age
7
What did Calypso turn Odysseus' men into?
Pigs/Swine
The father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, they ended up murdering him
Cronos
Oh wow... this guy REALLY likes to question everything
Socrates
He wrote both the Odessy and the Iliad
Homer
King Leonidas thought this many men would be enough to defeat the Persians in battle
How do the Wooers die?
Odysseus, Telemachus and 2 other men kill them
Known as the Messenger God, he also has old wings on his sandals
Hermes
He feels like math is the root of all of life.
Pathagoras
Who was the student of Plato?
Aristotle
Who eventually defeated the Spartans?
The Visigoths (Germans)
What are 3 different ways that Odysseus' men die on their long journey back to Ithaca?
Polyphemus; Scylla; Cannibal Giants; After eating the cattle
Worshipped by Greeks as the Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
Not just the name of a European city; this guy helped start a war, but died by poison.
Paris
How many layers of the city of Troy did archeologists dig up?
7
The famous Movie 300 took place during this real-life battle
The Battle of Thermopile
What are the names of the Gods that intervene most with Odysseus?
Athena; Poseidon; Hermes
Being married to the King of the Gods must not have been easy
Hera
King Agamemnon
What happened to Hector's body after Achilles killed him?
He dragged him behind his chariot for days before returning him to his family.