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100
He is god of the wind
Who is Aeolus
100
He is a Greek minstrel and author of The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
100
This means "in the middle of"
What is in medias res?
100
Why does Odysseus wander for ten years after the Trojan War?
The gods decided to punish him
100
She is the goddess who helps Odysseus the most
Who is Athena?
200
He is the blind prophet of Thebes
Who is Tiresias?
200
This is the home of the gods
What is Olympus?
200
This is a struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict
200
An epic poem begins with what?
An invocation to the muse
200
Part 2 of The Odyssey is about what?
Odysseus' arrival in Ithaca
300
He is the first suitor killed
Who is Antinous?
300
This is the city attacked by the Greeks
What is Troy?
300
A descriptive phrase attached to a name
What is an epithet?
300
Odysseus is gone for a total of how many years? Hint: Trojan war + the Odyssey
What is 20 years
300
Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is what?
What is Noh'bdy
400
He is Helen of Troy's husband
Who is Menelaus?
400
This is the story of the Trojan War
What is the Illiad?
400
This is an extended comparison
What is a Homeric simile
400
The Odyssey is set where?
The islands of the Mediterranean Sea
400
Scylla eats this many of Odysseus' men
What is 6?
500
He owns sacred cattle
Who is Helios?
500
He is the first suitor killed
Who is Antinous?
500
This is a prayer to the muses or gods
What is an invocation
500
Odysseus is the most _________________ of the Greek warriors
What is most intelligent
500
This is how Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus
What is a scar on his knee