The Sirens
Circe's advice to Odysseus' crew because he wants to hear the sirens sing.
What is tie him to the mast of the ship?
Homer is a legendary poet credited with writing _________ and __________.
What is "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey" ?
Odysseus took how many men with him to check out the cyclops?
What is 12?
After the Lastrygonian cannibals destroy all of Odysseus' ships except his, he lands in Circe's land.
What is Aeaea?
When Odysseus and his crew run out of food, they go _________.
What is fishing?
Odysseus makes sure his crew cannot hear the singing by filling their ears with...
What is beeswax?
Homer was said to be _____. Another word for not being able to see.
What is blind?
When Odysseus and his men arrive at the cave, his men ask him to...
What is leave?
After spending a year with Circe, she tells Odysseus that he needs to go to...
What is The Underworld/Hades?
While Odysseus is sleeping, ___________ says that they should snack on the cattle because he would rather die on a full stomach, rather than an empty one.
Who is Eurylochus?
When Odysseus hears the singing he begs his crew to untie him, but instead, they ___________.
What is tie him tighter?
Traditions say that Homer was born in...
What is Ionia?
The men were blocked in the cave by...
What is a boulder?
Circe tells Odysseus he needs to speak to ________ in The Underworld.
Who is Tiresias?
When the crew decided to have a BBQ Odysseus was...
What is praying/napping on the island?
The sirens have the body of a _______ and a head of a ________.
What is body of a bird and head of a woman?
As a Greek ____________, it is unlikely that he lived much later for by then, writing had been reintroduced to Greek culture.
What is oral poet?
Odysseus and his men stab the cyclops in the eye with...
What is a sharpened log?
Odysseus is surprised when he sees his mother in The Underworld. She explains that him being away for so long caused a lot of grief, so she resorted to...
What is taking her own life?
After the six day BBQ, they finally set sail and Zeus sends a ______________.
What is a lightning bolt and a storm?
The sirens purpose is to...
What is seduce men and make them steer their ships off course?
The world's first known epic is called...
What is "Gilgamesh" ?
Odysseus tricked the cyclops, Polyphemus, by telling him that his name was...
What is Nohbdy?
Odysseus finds Tiresias and he tells Odysseus that he should not touch The Cows of Helios. He also tells him the reason he is going through so much trauma, which is because...
What is Poseidon is punishing him for blinding his son, Polyphemus.
Odysseus spent ___ days floating in the open sea.
What is 9 days?