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Who is Zeus
The King of the gos
Autor of the odyssey
Homero
Who is polyphemus
The cyclop that hold odysseus captive
What is Odysseus' homeland
Ithaca.
Where does the journey home (The Odyssey) begin?
Troy
Who is helios
Possessor of the sacred cattle
Who is Poseidon
God of the sea
Who is the cyclops father
Poseidon
What does Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is?
nohbody
Who is the god of the wind?
Aeolus
Why doesn’t Odysseus kill the cyclops when they are in his cave
Because they will die they can not move the rock
Who told odysseus that he must go to the land of the dead
Circe
What is odysseus' wife name
Penelope
What is Circe's island
Odysseus landed here after his men opened the bag of wind (after Cyclops' island). The sorceress of this island turns men into pigs. She told Odysseus to go to the land of the dead.
Who is “the enchantress,” and on what island does she live?
She is Circe and she lives on the island of Aerea
When Odysseus goes to the land of the dead to see the prophet Tireseas, He tells him what will happen to him (NAME one thing)
* Not to eat Helios' cows or bad things will happen *Men are chasing his wife and eating his food
*He must kill the men going after his wife
*He must make sacrifices to the gods when he gets home.
After they leave Cicones they land in place where everybody becomes addicted to a flower. What is the name of that place?
The Lotus Eaters
After the Lotus Eaters Odysseus and his men end up on a huge island where they run into a one-eyed man. Where is this?
Cyclops' island
why do some of the Odysseus' men open the bag of winds that Aeolus gave them?
because they thought Aeolus gave Odysseus gold and silver.
How does Odysseus manage to avoid falling under Circe spell?
Hermes gave him a plant to make him immune
How does Odysseus get Circe to release his men?
He uses the charm of Hermes and some force
What instructions does Circe give Odysseus to get back to Ithaca?
they must sail to Hades, the land of the dead.
What favor does Aeolus do for Odysseus?
He hands them a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide them home.
on what island does Circe live?
on the island of Aerea