Family
She is the wife of Odysseus.
Who is Penelope?
He is ruler of all the gods.
Who is Zeus?
They, "never cared to report, nor to return: / they longed to stay forever, browsing on / that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland"
Who are the Lotus-Eaters?
Who are "giants, louts, without a law to bless them" (line 110)
Who are the Cyclops?
What is Penelope's secret regarding her weave?
She undoes her work every night.
He is the son of Odysseus.
Who is Telemachus?
She assists Odysseus on his voyage.
Who is Athena?
This is the homeland of Odysseus.
What is Ithaca?
Six-headed monster.
What is Scylla?
Famous blind prophet who Odysseus meets in the Land of the Dead.
Who is Tiresias?
Soldier who fell off a roof and died
Who is Elpenor?
He is god of the underworld.
Who is Hades?
Odysseus stays here for 7 years.
What is Calypso's island?
Their songs lure sailors into danger.
What are Sirens?
He wrote The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
He is the father of Odysseus.
Who is Laertes?
He is god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
Who said, "Nohbody. Nohbody's tricked me, Nohbody's ruined me!"
What Polyphemus, the Cyclops says after Odysseus and his men stab his eye.
"By heaven! when she/ vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron / seething over intense fire, when the mixture suddenly heaves and rises" (lines 798-801).
What is Charybdis?
The Iliad and The Odyssey are this type of poem.
What is epic?
Odysseus says this is the personality trait he is most famous for.
What is guile (craftiness, cunning)?
One of the nine goddesses of the arts, literature, and the sciences; the spirit that is thought to inspire a poet or other artist.
What is a Muse?
The island kingdom ruled by King Alcinous.
What is Phaeacia?
She turns Odysseus's men into swine.
What is Circe?
Name one internal and one external conflict Odysseus feels in Part 1?
Internal: Missing Ithaca, Penelope, his mother, guilt over his dead shipmates. External: Man vs Man: Odysseus vs the Cyclops etc. (Answers may vary)