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Which Myth
Poetry Terms
Who is who
name A name
What happens
100
Leda and the Swan
What is the myth where the Queen of Sparta lays two eggs and has four children from those eggs
100
Epic Poem
What is a lenghty narative poem concerning a serious subject
100
Zeus
Who is the highest god
100
Athena
Who is the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom
100
The Princess At The River
What is the title of Book Six
200
Odysseus and the Plow
What is the myth where Odysseus is tricked into war after his newborn son is almost hurt
200
Epic Hero
What is a larger than life central character in an epic poem
200
Poseidon
Who is the god of the sea
200
Agamemnon
Who is killed by his wife after the Trojan war
200
Seven years
What is the amount of years Odysseus is captive of Kalypso
300
Paris and the Golden Apple of Discord
What is the myth where Aris places an apple where she is not invited and three goddesses fight over who's apple it is
300
Flashback
What is a scene that interrups the sequence of events to relate to earlier events
300
Telemakhos
Who is the son of Odyessus
300
Aigisthos
Who is the secret lover of Klymenestra and helps her kill her husband
300
A trip home
What is offered to Odysseus by King Alkinoos
400
Agamemnon, Klytemnestra, and Aigisthos
What is the myth were Agamemnon is killed by his wife and his son kills his mother
400
Epic Simile
What is an extended simile that usually runs several lines in an epic poem
400
Skylla
Who is the water nymph turned monster
400
Antinoos
Who was the lead suitor after Odysseus's wife
400
Taller and curly golden hair
What does Athena transform Odysseus into?
500
Kirke and Scylla
What is the myth where a angry water nymph poisens another and turns the other into a monster
500
Hubris
What is excessive pride
500
Hermes
Who is the messenger god
500
Alkinoos
Who is the King of Shakera and Princess Nausikaa's father
500
The Gods will give her anything
What does Odysseus tell Nausikaa the Gods will do if she helps him