Characters
What is the name of Odysseus' wife?
Penelope
What happens when Odysseus' shipmates eat the Lotus Flowers?
They lose all desire to go home, and become lazy and delirious
What is an epic hero?
A hero which represents the values of his/her culture.
What is the first step of the hero's journey?
Status Quo
"Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!"
Polyphemus, the cyclops
Athena (in disguise)
Who does Odysseus see when he goes to the Land of the Dead?
The blind prophet and his mother
List three positive traits associated with Odysseus.
Intelligent, brave, clever, wise
What is it called when the hero comes face-to-face with death?
The crisis
"I am hushed indeed. So fair, one time, I thought a young palm tree at Delos near the altar of Apollo— I had troops under me when I was there on the sea route that later brought me grief— but that slim palm tree filled my heart with wonder: never came shoot from eaith so beautiful. So now, my lady, I stand in awe so great I cannot take your knees."
Odysseus
What is the name of the witch who advises Odysseus to avoid Charybdis?
Circe
What does Penelope do each night to avoid needing to get married to one of the suitors?
She undoes the work she did on her loom during the day. She told them that she would marry one of them when she was finished making the shroud.
Which trait of Odysseus' leads to his downfall after his encounter with the cyclops?
His ego/pride
List three trials that Odysseus faced before going to the land of the dead...
The Lotus Eaters, the cyclops, the bag of winds, Circe turns his men into pigs
"There are bones of dead men rolling in a pile beside them and flayed skins shrivel around the spot. Steer wide; keep well to seaward; plug your oarsmen's ear's with beeswax kneaded soft; none of the rest should hear that song"
Circe
Which god is angry with Odysseus for blinding his son?
Poseidon
What are three ways in which Odysseus tricks the cyclops?
He tells him that his name is Nohbdy, he gets him drunk, he tells him that his ship is already destroyed, he leaves by attaching himself to the bottom of his cattle
It is Odysseus' fate to __________ ________.
Return home.
What happens during the "result" after Odysseus leaves the land of the dead and receives the treasure of the prophecy?
He encounters Charybdis and Scylla, as well as the Sirens.
"Friends, have we never been in danger before this? More fearsome, is it now, than when the Cyclops penned us in his cave? What power he had I Did I not keep my nerve, and use my wits to find a way out tor us? Now I say by hook or crook this peril too shall be something that we remember."
Odysseus
What is the name of the sea nymph who trapped Odysseus on her island for many years?
Calypso
In as much detail as possible, describe Odysseus' journey leaving Troy to when he arrives at Calypso's island.
As Odysseus insists that he should listen to the sirens' song, even though it is very dangerous to do so and all of his men have to plug their ears with beeswax, which negative character trait is he displaying?
His inflated ego/excessive pride
List all of the steps of the hero's journey.
Status Quo, Call to Adventure, Assistance, Departure, Trials, Approach, Crisis, Treasure, Result, Return, New Life, Resolution
Athena