Monsters & Mayhem
Who is Polyphemus?
The Cyclops who is also the son of Poseidon.
What is Ithaca?
Odysseus’s home and kingdom.
Who is Athena?
The goddess of wisdom who constantly protects Odysseus.
Who is Polyphemus?
Odysseus yelled his name at him, which let Poseidon know who to curse.
What is 20 years?
10 years at war, 10 years traveling home.
Who is Scylla?
She has 6 heads and eats 6 of Odysseus’s men.
What is Troy? (
The city where the Trojan War took place.
Who is Telemachus?
Odysseus and Penelope’s son.
What is the Bag of Winds?
The crew thought it was gold and blew the ship all the way back to the start.
Who is Hermes?
The messenger god who tells Calypso to let Odysseus go.
Who is Charybdis?
The monster that is essentially a giant, sentient whirlpool.
What is the Land of the Lotus Eaters?
Where the crew eats flowers and loses their memory.
Who is Elpenor?
The crew member who died at Circe’s and met Odysseus in the Underworld.
Who is Helios?
The Sun God the crew ate his cows and Zeus destroyed their ship for it.
What are iron axe-heads?
The target of the archery contest to win Penelope’s hand.
Who are the Sirens?
The creatures whose song draws men to their deaths.
What is Aeaea?
The island home of the witch-goddess Circe.
Who is Eumaeus?
The loyal swineherd who helps Odysseus take back the palace.
Who are the Suitors?
The 100 plus men trying to marry Penelope and eating all of Odysseus’s food.
What is Moly?
The magical herb given to him by Hermes.
Who are the Laestrygonians?
The giant cannibals who destroyed 11 ships.
What is Aeolia?
The island of Aeolus, the king of the winds.
Who is Eurylochus?
The cautious crew member who suspected Circe’s trap.
What is the Land of the Laestrygonians?
Odysseus parked inside the harbor, while his own ship stayed outside saving him but losing everyone else.
Who is Laertes?
Odysseus’s father who is grieving on a farm.