Basics
How Odysseus feels about his homeland
What is deep love and loyalty, as he believes no place can surpass it?
The characteristic Odysseus shows when he says, "Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war..." (New Coasts 10)
What is intelligence
What happens to those who eat the lotus flower offered by the Lotus Eaters
What is they forget their desire to return home and wish to stay forever?
The name Odysseus gives the Cyclops when asked
What is "Nobody" or "Nohbdy"?
The protagonist of the story
Who is Odysseus
What Odysseus means when he says, "The gods have tried me in a thousand ways"
What is that he has faced numerous hardships and challenges, both physical and emotional, during his journey?
The name of Odysseus' homeland
What is Ithaca
The characteristic Odysseus demonstrates when he forces his men back to the ship after eating the lotus
What is loyal?
The name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men encounter
Who is Polyphemus?
The nationality of Odysseus and his men (hint: they are not Trojan but _______)
What is Greek
The name of the king who Odysseus is telling his story to
King Alcinous
The name of the goddess that imprisons Odysseus for 7 years
Calypso
The warning Odysseus gave his men after encountering the Lotus Eaters
What is "Do not taste the lotus, or you will lose your hope of home"?
What Odysseus and his men use to blind Polyphemus
What is a sharpened wooden stake?
The goddess of wisdom who guides Odysseus
Who is Athena
The point of view The Odyssey is written in
What is first person
the name of the island where Odysseus is detained for seven years by a sorceress
What is Calypso's island?
Why Odysseus and his men stopped on the Lotus Eaters' island
What is to get fresh water
Why Odysseus doesn’t kill Polyphemus while he sleeps
What is because they need him to move the stone blocking the cave’s exit?
The author traditionally credited with writing The Odyssey
Who is Homer
A long narrative poem about the deeds of a heroic character
What is an Epic Poem
The name of the people Odysseus and his crew first encounter after leaving Troy
Who are the Circones
How Odysseus saved his men who ate the Lotus
What is Odysseus tied them up and dragged them to the ship
How Odysseus' arrogance causes trouble after escaping the Cyclops
What is Odysseus shouts insults to the Cyclops twice
How long it takes Odysseus to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War
What is 10 years