Nouns
HECATOMBS!!
He is "skilled in all ways of contending" and he "helped sack the great city of Troy."
Who is Odysseus?
Addle is a verb that means:
ADDLE is a verb that means to mix up, mess up or scramble.
example:
"Odysseus used his best wine to addle the cyclops."
When Odysseus and his comrades visited Circe, she gave them a potion that:
a) turned them into monkeys
b) turned their skin purple
c) turned them into cats
d) turned them into pigs
d) Circe gave the crew a potion that turned them into PIGS.
forlorn means
SAD and LONELY
Herald is a type of noun that means:
a) woodworker
b) metal worker
c) messenger
d) singer or poet
c) messenger
example:
"Hermes, the herald of the Gods, told the nymph that Zeus commands her to free Odysseus."
This loyal worker is a swineherd who helps to rid the palace of freeloading suitors.
Eumaeus
PILLAGE is a verb that means to:
a) wreck
b) conquer
c) take treasure
d) pile on top of something
PILLAGE is a verb that means to c) TAKE TREASURE
example:
"After they sacked Troy, they PILLAGED its gold and silver."
This bard is the author of The Odyssey and is one of the most famous story tellers of all time.
HOMER created the Odyssey. He probably sang the story with a musical instrument, like the bard in Odysseus' dining hall.
MAKESHIFT means:
put together quickly from the materials that are around.
The position on a boat where the captain or an officer steers it with a rudder or wheel.
HELM
example:
The first mate was very tired, so he asked the captain if he could leave the HELM for a short nap.
This island nymph keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 long years, and offers him immortality.
Calypso
When you wait for someone you miss and love, you:
a) resist them
b) infest them
c) rouse them
d) pine for them
When you wait for someone you miss and love, you PINE for them.
example:
"During the 10 years of the war and 10 years after, she PINED for her husband to come back."
Who encouraged Telemachus to call a meeting and sail to Pylos and Sparta?
ATHENA
MATCHLESS
MATCHLESS means without equal.
example:
"Odysseus was MATCHLESS in battle."
This noun is the name for when the crew of a boat plan to take over command from the captain.
a) mercy
b) mutiny
c) loyalty
d) mast
b) mutiny
example:
"The sailors were hungry. They went against Odysseus' orders when they killed the cattle of Helios. This was an act of MUTINY! In other words, it was a MUTINOUS decision."
The faithful, wise, and beautiful wife of Odysseus.
Penelope
INHABIT is a type of verb that means:
INHABIT is a verb that means to live in a place.
example:
Q: "What planet do Martians INHABIT?"
A: "Duh! Martians INHABIT Mars!"
Why did Odysseus tell his comrades to plug their ears and tie him to the mast of his ship?
So he could listen to the beautiful song of the deadly singers, the Sirens!
JAGGED means:
JAGGED means sharp or crooked.
example:
"The rocks were JAGGED and dangerous for the ships."
This noun is what a good host offers to her guests.
HOSPITALITY
example:
"Even though her suitors were greedy and rude, she believed that all guests deserved her HOSPITALITY."
The cyclops who is a son of Poseidon.
Polyphemus
BANISH is a verb that means to:
a) exclude or send away
b) eat or consume
c) erase or delete
d) flood or drown
BANISH is a verb that means to exclude or send away.
example:
"When people are guilty of a crime, a judge will banish them to jail."
What was the task that win a suitor the hand of Odysseus' wife in marriage?
They had to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through 12 axe heads.
IMMORTAL means:
IMMORTAL is an adjective that means to live without death, forever.
example:
"Vampires are IMMORTAL, unless you put a wooden stake through their hearts."