By whose decree is Odysseus to be released by Calypso?
What is Zeus
100
Odysseus is king in this kingdom
What is Ithaca
100
Has 12 legs and 6 heads
What is Scylla
100
The Illiad is an epic of war, The Odyssey is an epic of this
What is Journey
100
Odysseus' main tragic flaw illustrated when he shouts back to the Cyclops
What is Hubris
200
This messenger visits Calypso to ask her to release Odysseus
Who is Hermes
200
Odysseus and his men fight the Cicones on this island
What is Ismaros
200
Has 8 brothers but only one eye
What is Cyclops
200
The Odyssey begins with Odysseus being held captive by Calypso, and example of this or in latin "in media res"
What is in the middle of things
200
A long drawn out comparison written in the epic tradition might not use "like" or "as"
What is Homeric Simile
300
She protects Odysseus throughout his voyage and is symbolized by the olive branch
What is Athena
300
Odysseus meets the blind seer Teiresius here
What is The Land of the Dead
300
Breathes in the sea 3 times a day
What is Charybdis
300
Homer might seek this god for creative inspiration before he begins his poem
What is the Muse
300
If Helios had been around shining brightly, he might have encouraged Odyssues to avoid doing this which ultimately resulted in his men sacrificing the cattle
What is sleep
400
The antagonist of The Odyssey is upset with Odyssues for blinding his son, Polyphemus
What is Poseidon
400
Homer is probaby from this island
What is Chios
400
The men protect themselves with bees wax from them
What is the Sirens
400
Odysseus is one example of this, the protagonist of most epics. given the name because of their shortcomings
What is a tragic hero
400
Of the many men Odysseus left Troy with at the end of the war, this is the number who remain
What is zero
500
She is said to be loveliest of immortals and can be seen weaving and singing when Odysseus men encounter her on the island of Aeaea
Who is Circe
500
His court is the location that Odysseus recounts his travels from Troy to the island of Calypso
What is King Alcinous
500
Better to lose six men to this than risk all to the other
What is Scylla
500
Epics are often written in this meter, a long syllable followed by two shorts repeated 6 times in
What is Dactylic Hexameter
500
Tieresius has this in common with the author of the Odyssey, perhaps that both had true insight