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Polyphemus
Circe
Lotus Eaters
The Sirens
The Suitors
100

How many eyes does Polyphemus have?

One

100

Who and what was Circe's father?

Helios, a titan

100

What did the lotus-eaters eat?

Lotus fruits

100

Who warns Odysseus about the Sirens?

Circe

100

What is the name of Odysseus' wife?

Penelope

200

Who is the father of Polyphemus?

Poseidon 

200

What was Circe's special skill?

Herbs, potions - ability to turn people into animals

200

True or false: the lotus flowers were a narcotic (drug)

True - the fruits and flowers contained a drug that made people who ate it sleepy, apathetic and addicted to it. It also made them not want to go home.

200

What do the men have to do in order to NOT listen to the Sirens song?

Plug their ears up with wax
200

Who are "the suitors" and what do they do?

Unmarried men who suspect Odysseus died in the Trojan War so they take up residence in Odysseus' home and vie for Penelope's hand in marriage
300

Which animals did Polyphemus farm / look after?

Sheep

300

How many children did Circe and Odysseus have?

Three 

300

What happens to three of Odysseus' men when they go to speak with the lotus eaters?

They eat the lotus fruits and hang around with the rest of the lotus eaters, and they don't want to return to Odysseus

300

What happens if you hear the Sirens' song?

They are drawn to their island, and their ships are smashed and the sailors die in a meadow

300
Explain how Penelope holds off the suitors 

She weaves a shroud to present to Odysseus' father Laertes and unpicks it every night. She does this for three years.

400

How do the men eventually escape?

They tie themselves to the bellies of the sheep 

400

What was the name of Circe's island?

Aeaea

400

How does Odysseus get his men back?

He takes them back to the ship and has them chained to the rowing benches

400

What does Odysseus have his men do so that he can listen to the Sirens' song?

Has them tie him to the ship's mast and when he tells them to free him, they must tie him harder.

400

How many suitors are there in total?

108

500
Explain why Odysseus calls himself 'nobody'

So when the other cyclops came to Polyphemus' aid, they asked who was hurting him. He yelled out 'nobody', so the other cyclops left

500

What does Circe do to Scylla, and why?

Turns her from a beautiful nymph into a dreadful monster. Circe does this because the sea-god Glaucus, whom she loves, prefers Scylla.

500

Which poet brought the story to the modern world, writing a poem in 1832 called The Lotus Eaters?

Alfred Lord Tennyson

500
Which folkloric creature are Sirens usually associated with?

Mermaids

500

Name one person who helps Odysseus kill all of the suitors and disloyal maidservants.

Telemachus, Eumaeus and Philoetius