Monsters
This one‑eyed Cyclops traps Odysseus and his men in a cave.
What is Polyphemus
This goddess is Odysseus’s main protector and guide.
Who is Athena
Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is this.
What is Nobody?
This monster uses her beautiful voice to lure sailors to their deaths.
Who are the Sirens
This god is angry at Odysseus for blinding his son.
Who is Poseidon?
Odysseus escapes Polyphemus’s cave by hiding under these animals.
What are sheep?
These two sea monsters guard a narrow strait; one has six heads, the other creates deadly whirlpools.
What is Scylla and Charibdys?
This god keeps Odysseus hostage on her island for many years.
Who is Calypso?
To hear the Sirens safely, Odysseus orders his crew to do this.
Tie him to the mast and plug their ears with wax.
This monster turns Odysseus’s men into pigs using magic.
Who is Circe
Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by describing this object.
What is their bed?
This underworld creature allows Odysseus to speak to the dead.
Who is Tiresias?
Odysseus disguises himself as this when he returns to Ithaca.
What is a beggar?