Greek gods
Monsters
Vocabulary/Literary Terms
Oh, Odysseus
100

Who was the king of all Greek gods ?

Zeus

100

Nymph who falls in love with Odysseus and holds him prisoner on her island on Ogygia, offers to make him immortal because she's lonely

Calypso

100

(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

Charybdis

100

After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home

lotus flowers

200

Who is the god of the sea?

Posiden

200

cyclops that rapped Odysseus and crew in cave, ate 6 men and gets blinded by odysseus

Polyphemus

200

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

Muse


200

This is one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home

Eurylochus

300

Who is the god of war?

Aris

300

nymph on Aeaea and makes Odysseus' crew into swine. Odysseus threatens her so she turned crew back to men. She helps him by telling him he has to go to underworld before going home

Circe

300

cause to feel shame

abase

300

how long is Odysseus away from home?

20 years

400

Who wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand?

Hermes

400

Women on island and lure men to their doom by singing about men's past. Odysseus passes by and listens to song while tied down. He does this after leaving Circe's island where the nymph tells him to listen

Sirens

400

a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil

amulet

400

The people that Odysseus' men rape and plunder and kill many of Odysseus' men

Cicones

500

Whose more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky?

Apollo

500

Wanted to marry Penelope, Odysseus' wife, killed by him and Telemachus. Problem faced by Odysseus after he returned home

Suitors

500

more than enough in size or scope or capacity

ample

500

This is Odysseus' son who waits at home in Ithaca for his return

Telemachus