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The setting of the The Odyssey.

ancient Greece

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What does the lotus plant do to the sailors?

It makes them forget about home/family.

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What is King Aeolus the god of?

The winds

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What happens to Odysseus' men when they arrive in the Land of the Laestrygonians?

All but one ship of men are eaten alive.

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What is the name of the goddess of war who helps protect and advise Odysseus through his travels?

Athena

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Odysseus' son. A mere child when his father left for the Trojan War.
Telemachus
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How does Odysseus get his soldiers who ate the lotus fruit to leave the island?

They have to be tied to the ship to keep them from jumping overboard.

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What is strange about the family arrangement in King Aeolus' family?

He married his sons to his daughters

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What is the name of the sorceress who turns men into pigs?

Circe

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What is the name of the god who cursed Odysseus?

Poseidon

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Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
Odysseus blinded his son.
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What is the name of the cyclops whose cave Odysseus and his men find themselves stuck in?

Polyphemus

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What does King Aeolus give to Odysseus as a gift?

He gives him a bag of winds and takes the favored wind to get him home out of the bag.
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How long does Circe ask Odysseus to stay with her?

One month

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Who is the most highest ranked god in Greek mythology?

Zeus

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How long has Odysseus been away from his kingdom and family by the end of the Trojan War?

Ten years

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What does Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is while he is trapped in the cave

"Nobody Atall"

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Who was King Aeolus' gift taken from?

Poseidon

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How long does Odysseus actually end up staying with Circe?

One year

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What is the name of the messenger of the gods?

Hermes

500

Describe how the Trojan Horse plot played out.

The horse was full of soldiers. The Trojans thought it was a gift and brought it into the city walls. The soldiers came out at night and killed the Trojans.

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How do Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops?

They sharpen the oar from their ship and stab him in the eye with it.

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What goes wrong with the bag of winds?

One of Odysseus' soldiers opens the bag of winds when he isn't supposed to and it throws the ships off course. They don't get to go home.

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According to Circe, what will Odysseus find out in the Underworld?

His past, present, and future.

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What is the name of the god of the Underworld?

Hades