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Vocab
100
The king of Mycenae
What is Agamemnon
100
Where did Odysseus go after Hades?
What is Circe's Island
100
Who is the main supernatural force in "The Odyssey of Homer?" Hint: Patron of Odysseus
What is Athene (Athena)
100
The kingdom destroyed by the Greeks
What is Troy
100
To persuade with flattery
What is cajole
200
The second most important of Penelope's suitors.
What is Eurymachos
200
What did Odysseus' men do to anger the sun god Helios?
What is killed his cattle
200
What does "in media res" mean?
What is in the middle of the action
200
The capital of the Cicones
What is Ismarus
200
A special teacher (Athene to Telemachus)
What is mentor
300
Zeus appointed him keeper of the winds.
What is Aeolus
300
How long did Odysseus swim after his raft was destroyed?
What is 2 days
300
What is an epithet?
What is epic simile
300
The kingdom of Nestor
What is Pylos
300
Excessive crying
What is lamenting
400
The daughter of Alcinous and Arete
What is Nausicaa
400
What favor does Aeolus perform for Odysseus and his men?
What is bag of winds
400
How does Homer often describe Telemachus and his father in "Telemachy?"
What is godlike
400
Island home to the cattle of the sun god, Helios.
What is Thrinacia
400
to plead or beg (Odysseus to Arete)
What is supplicate
500
The faithful and devoted old nurse of Odysseus
What is Eurycleia
500
What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus? (Greek Version)
What is Outis
500
Describe the style of speech/language used in an epic
What is lofty and/or elevated
500
Home of the Sirens
What is Capri
500
a man whose wife is unfaithful
What is cuckold