Odyssey Final Review

Characters

100

Main character; considered an "epic hero"

Who is Odysseus

200

Odysseus' wife

Who is Penelope

300

Odysseus' son

Who is Telemachus

400

God of sky, thunder, lightning

Who is Zeus

500

God of the sea and earthquakes 

Hint: Hates Odysseus

Who is Poseidon 

Part 1

100

Explain the purpose of the Invocation

Preview of what is going to happen in the entire story

200

Who kidnaps Odysseus and keeps him on her island for 7 years?

Calypso

300

Who was Polyphemus? Where did he live?

Giant one-eyed monster. Lived in a cave

400

Describe Odysseus' plan to get away from Polyphemus

He will get Polyphemus drunk and stab him in his eye while he is asleep. 

500

What does Odysseus tell Polyphemus that his "name" is?

Nobody

Part 2

100

What does Odysseus have his men do so they are not affected by the Siren's song?

Put beeswax in their ears

200

Odysseus' men believe the worst death of all is...

Starvation

300

What happened to Odysseus' men when they enter Helios' island, and WHO sends the bad weather?

It becomes windy and rainy for 30 days. Zeus sends the storms as punishment for entering the island

400

Upon arriving at Helios' island, what Odysseus warn his men NOT TO DO?

DO NOT EAT THE CATTLE

500

Describe Scylla and Charybdis

Hint: Sea Monsters

Scylla: 6-12 tentacled arms, 6 heads, immortal

Charybdis: intense whirlpool, destroys ships, kills people

Part 3

100

This character is clever like Odysseus because she undoes the work each night when she weaves a burial cloth/shroud.

Penelope

200

Odysseus is dressed as this at first before he transforms into a god-like being

An old beggar

300

How does Telemachus react to seeing the old beggar transform into his father?

Telemachus questions this and thinks he is a god playing a trick on him

400

Why is it ironic that Odysseus is begging for food in the great hall?

Odysseus owns the food

500

What test does Penelope set up for the suitors?

She will marry whoever can string Odysseus's bow and hit 12 axe handle sockets with it

Part 4

100

The first suitor that Odysseus kills

Antinous

200

What sign does Zeus give as an omen- a sign that he is on Odysseus’ side?

Thunder/lightning strike

300

How does Penelope discover that Odysseus is really her husband?

Penelope tells a maid to move a bed that only Odysseus knows is attached to a tree.

400

What party do they pretend to have, so Odysseus and his group can go to the country side to hide from the suitor's families? Who's party is it?

A wedding between Penelope and a suitor

500

At  the end of The Odyssey, what is Ithaca going to be like?

Peaceful