Family/Setting
Is this story fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction
What did Circe turn the men into?
Pigs
What effect did the Lotus fruit have on the men?
Drugged them
How many children does Odysseus have?
1
Who helps Odysseus defeat the suitors?
Telemachus
What is Odysseus's wife's name?
Penelope
How many heads does Scylla have?
6
Poseidon is the god of what?
Water
How many years did the Trojan war last?
10
What was Penelope's reaction when Odysseus revealed himself?
She was skeptical and did not believe him at first
What war did Odysseus fight in?
The Trojan war
Who is the Cyclops' dad?
Poseidon
How did they blind the Cyclops?
With a hot stick
How many suitors want Penelope?
100
How many suitors were able to string Odysseus's bow?
None of them
What is Odysseus's son's name?
Telemachus
What did the Laestrygonian's throw at Odysseus's men?
Rocks
How did the men escape from the Cyclops?
They hid in the sheep's wool
How many heads does Scylla have?
6
Who is still after Odysseus even though he made it home?
Poseidon
Where is Odysseus trying to get back to?
Ithaca
What did Charbidis take? (the whirlpool)
his ships and all of his men
Why did Odysseus visit the underworld?
To get advice on how to reach Ithaca
How many boats did Odysseus start out with?
12
How did Odysseus prove that it was truly him to Penelope?
He knew the secret that their bed was a part of an olive tree