gods and goddesses
Scary Monsters
Wild Women
Mere Mortals
Misc.
100
What is man without gods?
Nothing
100
What happens to the soothsayer?
A sea serpent sent by Poseidon kills him
100
Where was Odysseus' and Penelopes baby born?
in a sheeps stable
100
Who kills Hector?
Achilles
100
How long did the Trojan war last?
10 years
200
Which goddess helps Odysseus throughout the story?
Athena
200
How does Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops cave?
They stabbed the cyclops in the eye
200
How does Odysseus' Mother die?
She walks into the seas, and never comes back.
200
What is Odysseus' sons name?
Telemachus
200
How lond did Odysseus' entire journey take?
20 years
300
What lesson does Poseidon want Odysseus to learn?
That man is nothing without the gods.
300
The Cyclops is the son of whom?
Poseidon
300
Who does Odysseus meet in Hades?
His Mother
300
How was the Thracian army able to invade the city of Troy?
the Trojan Horse
300
Where does Odysseus have to go to find Tiresias?
Hades
400
Who was the messenger god?
Hermes
400
How many of Odysseus' men are killed by monsters?
all of them
400
What test does Penelope give to the men in order to choose a husband?
be able to string and shoot Odysseus' bow and arrow.
400
How does Telemachus react when his father returns?
He thinks it is a cruel trick.
400
What direction does Tiresias tell Odysseus to go?
Towards the brightest star of Orion
500
Odysseus spent a 'seemingly' 5 days at the witches house, but how long does the witch say he's actually been there?
5 Years
500
What is the Cyclops name?
Polyphemus
500
Which two goddesses "help" Odysseus and his men by giving them a place to sleep?
The Witch and Calypso
500
What does Athena do so that nobody will recognize Odyssues?
She turns him into an old man
500
What is the picture Penelope weaves into her rug?
a ship