The Journey
What is the name of Odysseus' home?
Ithaca
Odysseus' son, a newborn when his father left for the Trojan War
Telemachus
How long Odysseus was captive with Calypso
7 years
Which goddess favors Odysseus for his intelligence?
Athena
Penelope's first attempt at holding the suitors off was to stall by
weaving a shroud
Scylla or Charybdis? Which one was the deadly whirlpool that gobbled up ships?
Charybdis
what the suitors think when Odysseus shoots Antinous with the bow
it was accidental
The name Odysseus gives the Cyclops at first
Nobody
When Penelope was allowed to remarry
when Telemachus had a beard
Of what did Odysseus’s mother die?
Grief (drowning)
Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
Odysseus blinded his son/ pride about winning the Trojan War "by himself"
How Odysseus convinces his two loyal servants of his identity
scar on his leg
When was The Odyssey written?
700 B.C.
the name of Odysseus' old and faithful dog
Argos
Where Telemachus goes to gain more information about his father's whereabouts
Sparta/ King Menelaus
Which god offered to help Odysseus because of his dislike for Poseidon?
Aeolus, god of wind
Which suitor discovers that Penelope disassembles the shroud every night-- Antinous or Eurymachus?
Eurymachus
What the crew needed to fend off the song of the Sirens
beeswax in their ears
The Greek expectation to treat strangers with respect and honor is called ________
hospitality
Athena sometimes appeared in this male form
Mentor
How the Phaecians help Odysseus
give him a ship and gifts
Telemachus' age by the time Odysseus returns
20
How long Odysseus was with Circe (movie or book)
1 year book/ 5 years movie
What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage?
The cattle of the sun god Helios
In the archery contest, how many axes rings did the winner have to fire through?
12
Describe Scylla. What does she look like?
snake heads, tentacles, shark teeth
how Penelope tests Odysseus' identity before accepting him
secret of the bed
Who is the author of "The Odyssey"?
Homer
the only thing Odysseus really fears when he returns to Ithaca
that Penelope has been unfaithful/ no longer loves him
Odysseus' dad
Laertes
how Odysseus deals with the disloyal maidservants
hangs them
Who delivers the command that Calypso must let Odysseus go free?
Hermes
How the first suitor dies
arrow to the throat
What constellation does Odysseus need to sail toward to get home?
Orion
The name of the disloyal maid who reveals the shroud secret
Melanthe