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A Hero's Journey
100

The reason Odysseus and his men don't just kill the Cyclops.

What is the cave door is too heavy for them to open and they will be trapped inside?

100

 I am the protagonist of the story. I am a famous warrior, favored by the gods, except that I made a few too many of them mad and they killed all my men. 

Who is Odysseus?

100

If you incur their wrath, your life will become extremely complicated and terrible.

What is do not anger the gods?

100

Faithful wife

Who is Penelope?

100

Odysseus is called to fight in the Trojan War

What is the Call to Adventure?

200

The final test that Penelope gives to Odysseus to prove that it is really him. 

What is she asks him to move their unmovable bed?

200

I am a god who is fiercely protective of my son. Anyone who wrongs him will face my watery wrath.

Who is Poseidon?

200

Radical hospitality: letting any stranger into your home in case they are a god in disguise.

What is xenia?

200

Innocent Girl(s)

Who is Princess Nausicaa?

200

Odysseus strings the giant bow and kills all the suitors

What is the Resurrection?

300

Odysseus and his men are attacked by these on the way to the Underworld

What are the souls of the dead?

300

The men who sneak into my home are such pigs - except for their leader, so I kept him around for a little while. 

Who is Circe?

300

This is a trait exhibited by Penelope and some of Odysseus's servants when he comes home. They don't betray him, even after many years.

What is loyalty?

300

Sorceress(es)

Who are Circe and Calypso?
300

Once he arrives back in Ithaca, Odysseus learns that the suitors want to kill him and take over the kingdom

What is The Road Back: we aren't safe yet?

400

Telemachus's father figure while Odysseus has been gone that Odysseus meets with when he first gets home

Who is Eumaeus, the swineherd?

400

I am just a girl who desires a husband. I thought this man who crawled out of the river might be it, but that didn’t work out.

Who is Princess Nausicaa?

400

Excessive pride: someone so full of themselves that it leads to their downfall.

What is hubris?

400

Live in kingdoms

Who are Penelope and Princess Nausicaa?

400

As prophesied, all of Odysseus men die and he ends up alone, trapped on Calypso’s island with her for years 

What is The Ordeal?

500

The reason Telemachus is afraid to speak with King Nestor when he goes in search of Odysseus.

What is King Nestor is older, and age is greatly respected?

500

I was voted the most beautiful woman by the gods, but that quite literally started a war. Now I am back with my husband, King Antinous, and hosting Odysseus’s son.

Who is Helen of Troy?

500

“My looks, my face, my carriage, were soon lost or faded when the Achaeans crossed the sea to Troy, Odysseus my lord among the rest. If he returned, if he were here to care for me, I might be happily renowned.”

What is loyalty?

500

Desire(s) Odysseus

Who are all the women (Princess Nausicaa, Penelope, Circe, and Calypso)?

500

Circe gives them Odysseus the prophecy that none of his men will survive the journey home; Odysseus visits the underworld

What is The Approach?