The Witches Palace
The Witches Palace 2
The Land Of The Dead
The Cannibal Giants
Tales from the Odyssey Vocab
100

What was the Witch's name??

What is Circe

100

True or False: Circe tried enchanting Odysseus when he entered her palace.

True

100

What was the only way the spirits at the Land of The Dead would speak to Odysseus?

The only way the spirits would speak to Odysseus was if they got a taste of the sheep's blood.

100

How many boats got crushed when the Cannibal Giants threw rocks at the vessels?

11

100

stag

a male dear

200

What God greeted  Odysseus as he was entering the Witch's Palace?

What is Hermes

200

What was Circe's reaction after knowing Odysseus' name?

Circe was filled with joy and felt that she and Odysseus should make peace.

200

What was Tantus's punishment?

His punishment was eternal hunger and thirst.

200

Why did Odysseus tell his men to go explore the island?

He told his men to explore because they saw smoke coming from a fire on this island.

200

quest

an adventure/ journey to achieve a goal

300

Which animals did the men see before entering the palace?

What are Wolves and Lions

300

When Circe called over her nymphs, what did they do for Odysseus?

They prepared Odysseus a bath, they dressed him in a flowing cloak and they led him to the great hall of the palace where a feast was prepared for him and Circe.

300

Why were the Gods angered with Tantalus?

What angered the Gods was Tantulus's great pride. 

300

What did the men see when they entered the Cannibal Giants island?

A girl

300

hearth

a fire place

400

What did Hermes give Odysseus before entering the palace?

A black-rooted, special herd that was impossible for humans to unearth

400

At the feast what did Circe tell Odysseus about his family?

Circe told Odysseus that his family will not know him.

400

When Odysseus talked to his mother, what did she say she had killed herself because of.

Odysseus' mother said she had killed herself from all the depression, pain, and grief of him not returning home.

400

What did the mother cannibal giant do to one of Odysseus' men?

She ate him.

400

foreboding

to have a bad/ strange feeling

500

What did Hermes admire about Odysseus?

His courage

500

When did Circe say Odysseus shall leave her palace?

When he has forgotten all his grief and losses and is strong In mind and heart.

500

What shall Odysseus give as an offering to the ghosts to enter the Land of The Dead?

honey, milk, wine, white barley, and goat's blood.

500

When Odysseus sent out three scouts to explore the mysterious island, how many returned?

What are 2 scouts

500

moored

to park a boat