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The army that fights again Troy in the Trojan War?
What is Greece?
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The false name that Odysseus gives to the Cyclops
What is Nobody?
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The sailors plug their ears with this substance to avoid the sirens' song
What is wax?
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Homer had this disability
What is blind?
100
Circe turns Odysseus men into these
What are pigs?
200
Odysseus' kingdom
What is Ithaca?
200
The Cyclops' father
Who is Poseidon?
200
Odysseus gets the Cyclops drunk on this before he gouges out his eye
What is wine?
200
A long, narrative poem about the exploits of a hero
What is an epic poem?
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This god is sent to tell Calypso that Zeus has ordered her to release Odysseus
Who is Hermes?
300
Aeolis, the king of the winds, lives on this island
What is Aeolia?
300
The sun god
Who is Helios?
300
Penelope devises a contest for the suitors that involves this type of weapon?
What is a bow?
300
A brave and noble character whose adventures reflect the values of his or her culture
What is an epic hero?
300
The sailors tie Odysseus to this part of the ship to keep him from steering the ship toward the Sirens
What is the mast?
400
The island of the Lotus Eaters is said to be located off the coast of this CONTINENT.
What is Africa?
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The name of the Cyclops
What is Polyphemus?
400
When the men first see Circe, she is sitting, weaving at her __________________.
What is a loom?
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This sea located near southern Europe is the main setting for the Iliad and the Odyssey
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
Odysseus stays with Calypso for this amount of time
What is seven years?
500
The other name for the island of the sun god
What is Thrinikia?
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The only one of of Odysseus men in the search party who avoid's Circe's spell
Who is Eurylochus?
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This type of plant makes people forget their goals and dreams.
What is the lotus flower?
500
The events of the Odyssey take place in this century
What is the 8th century BC?
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The goddess of discord who starts the Trojan War
Who is Eris?