Mortal Characters
Who is the main character of the Odyssey?
Odysseus
Who cursed Odysseus for blinding their son?
Poseidon
What is the name of Odysseus' home?
Ithica
How long was Odysseus away from Ithaca?
20 years
A cyclops has how many eyes?
One
What was the name of the Cyclops?
Polyphemus
Which god/goddess did Telemachus talk to?
Athena
Where did Odysseus' men get turned into animals?
Circe's hall
True or False: Odysseus' mother died before the birth of Odysseus' son.
False
What's the name of Odysseus' dog?
Argos
Who was the first suitor Odysseus killed?
Antinos
Who gave Odysseus the plant that he had to eat on the mountain?
Hermes
Who's island doesn't have men on it (other than Odysseus)?
Calypso's Island
What was the last place Odysseus went to before getting home?
Calypso's island
How many heads did Scylla have?
Six
Who did Odysseus not expect to find in the Land of the Dead (other than his mother)?
Elpenor
Which god almost got Odysseus home?
Aeolus
What is the official name of Circe's island?
Aeaea
True or False: Poseidon took Odysseus directly to Ithaca after his raft broke.
False
How many axes did the suitors have to shoot through?
12
What is the name of the man Odysseus' son saw as a father figure?
Eumaeus
What material did Calypso tell Odysseus was in the cave?
Dry wood
Name all of the places Odysseus' went to in order (before Ithaca, in the film):
The Island of Cyclopes, The Island of the Lotus Eaters, Aeolus' Island, Circe's Island, The Underworld/Land of the Dead, Scylla's Cave, Charybdis, and Calypso's Island
How long was Odysseus fighting in the Trojan War
10 years
How many men were hanging on to the root above Charybdis (including Odysseus)?