Homer & The Epic
This blind poet created The Odyssey
Homer
This Greek hero is the protagonist of The Odyssey
Odysseus
This one eyed giant is blinded by Odysseus
Polyphemus
This theme is central to Odysseus's journey home
"This fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim" is an example of a...
Hyperbole
The Odyssey is written as an....
epic poem
This goddess aids Odysseus throughout his journey
Athena
These creatures lure sailors to their doom with singing
Sirens
This animal, who recognized Odysseus when he arrived home, symbolizes loyalty
His dog (Argos)
Simile
This major war took place before the events of The Odyssey
The Trojan War
The loyal swineherd that helps Odysseus reclaim his throne
Eumaeus
This sea monster has 6 heads and eats Odysseus's men
Scylla
This disguise allows Odysseus to hide in his house without anyone noticing him
A beggar/old man
"We saw a cavern yawning above the water"
Personification
The epic poem of The Odyssey was originally recited...
orally
This witch who tells Odysseus and his men they must venture to the Underworld
Circe
This whirpool monster nearly eats Odysseus's entire ship
Charybdis
The lotus symbolizes this...
Temptations and desire
This literary device is used when we know that Odysseus is disguised, but others do not
Dramatic Irony
A repeated phrase from The Odyssey is...
Dawn with her rose-fingers
This god tells Calypso to free Odysseus from her island
Hermes
The owner of these cattle did not appreciate it when Odysseus's men ate the oxen
Helios/The Sun
The siren song promised ____________ which is something Odysseus is known to value
Knowledge
This metaphor is longer than one line...
"I a smithy one sees a white-hot axehead or an adze plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam--just so that eyeball hissed around the spike"
Extended metaphor