Penelope
How long did Penelope wait in despair for Odysseus to return
20 years
Who does Telemachus travel to other kingdoms to learn about, even though he's been gone almost his whole life?
Odysseus
Which group of men do the housemaids help and betray Odysseus by doing so?
The suitors
Why do the suitors try to marry Penelope even though shes married to Odysseus?
They believe he's dead
Odysseus men showed disloyalty and were ultimately punished by eating what?
Helios' cattle
What trick does Penelope play on the suitors in order to delay her marriage and continue her wait for Odysseus?
Telemachus stays loyal by protecting whose home from the suitors?
His own family home
How does the loyal nurse Eurycleia recognize Odysseus when he was disguised as the beggar?
By his scar
Which character do the suitors plan to kill once he returns home?
What is the name of the swineherd who reminded loyal to Odysseus even when he was disguised?
Eumaeus
A beggar
Which goddess helps and guides Telemachus on his journey and loyalty to Odysseus?
Athena
How does Odysseus treat the housemaids after he kills the suitors?
He kills them to
What contest does Penelope have the suitors do?
String a bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axes
Odysseus shows loyalty to his men by saving them from which Cyclops?
Polythemus