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Epic or Myth?
What/Who am I?
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God(dess)!
Miscellaneous
100
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
Homer
100
In an _____, the setting is vast and treacherous.
Epic
100
I am a brutish, one-eyed monster. What am I?
A Cyclops
100
I am the Greek god of the sea. Who am I?
Poseidon
100
Who is the war between in The Iliad and The Odyssey?
The Trojans (Troy) and the Greeks
200
Who holds Odysseus on her island for seven years?
Calypso
200
_______ explain beliefs, rituals, and natural phenomenons.
Myths
200
I am considered another name for a Greek in the Odyssey. What am I?
An Achaean
200
I am known as the Greek god of the sun. Who am I?
Helios
200
Who's side does Odysseus take during the Trojan War?
The Greeks
300
Who is Charybdis?
Charybdis was a female monster who sucked in water three times a day, creating a deadly whirlpool each time.
300
The stories The Iliad and The Odyssey are examples of _____?
Epic
300
I am the faithful wife of Odysseus. I keep my suitors at bay in my husband's long absence and I am eventually reunited with him. Who am I?
Penelope
300
I share being the Greek god of the sun with another God. However, I am also the god of poetry, music, prophecy, medicine, and archery. In The Iliad, I helped Paris kill Achilles.
Apollo
300
What is the name of an Achaean who fought in the Trojan War?
An Argive
400
I am the female monster that attacks Odysseus and his crew. I have six serpent heads, each having a triple row of fangs. Who am I?
Scylla
400
______ involve heroes that go on arduous journeys.
Epics
400
I am known as a sea nymph whose beautiful music could lure sailors to steer their ships towards dangerous rocks. Who am I?
Sirens
400
I am the favorite daughter of Zeus. I am the goddess of wisdom, war, and peace. During the Trojan War, I favored the Greeks. Who am I?
Athena
400
How does Odysseus and his crew escape the Cyclops?
They attach themselves to his sheep, and when he opens up the gate to let his sheep out, they ride away into freedom.
500
I am the brutal Cyclops that lives my life as a shepard on the island of Sicily. I am the son of Poseidon, the God of the sea. I capture Odysseus on my island and feast on members of his crew.
Polyphemus
500
List three characteristics of each an epic and a myth.
ALL POSSIBLE ANSWERS- EPIC: ~hero exemplify's what a civilization values ~setting is vast and treacherous ~hero goes on a long journey to obtain something of great value ~hero faces internal/external conflict ~includes supernatural forces ~long narrative, usually in poetic form ~tells of an arduous (difficult) adventure MYTH: ~teaches a moral/lesson ~combines natural and supernatural forces ~interactions of Gods with normal humans ~explain beliefs, rituals, and natural phenomenons ~prophecy ~good vs. evil ~explains history and expresses hopes and fears of a civilization
500
Who are the groups of people living outside of Thrace that fight against Odysseus?
The Cincones
500
I was the god of the universe until my son overthrew me. Who am I?
Cronus
500
Who recieved the Apple of Discord from Paris? **For an extra soldier...In exchange, she did what for him?**
Aphrodite. **She made Helen, the most beautiful of all women, fall in love with Paris**