Plot
The amount of time Odysseus spends away from home.
What is 20 years?
The hero's invitation on a quest or journey
What is Call to Adventure?
Military procedures or strategies
What is Tactics?
The vicious whirlpool that Odysseus sails through.
Who is Charybdis?
Which famous figure is Odysseus fighting alongside?
Who is Achilles?
The Greek cultural practice the suitors take advantage of.
What is hospitality?
Something that helps the hero on their journey, often given by the mentor
What is Special/Magic Weapon/Object?
To lie to or trick
What is decieve?
The most skilled archer in Ithaca.
Who is Odysseus?
The city the miniseries begins and ends in.
What/where is Ithaca?
What Telemachus hides before Odysseus ambushes the suitors
What is armor/weapons?
The hero's low point; they consider giving up or giving in to temptation
What is the Abyss?
Doubt or disbelief
Incredulity
The dog who recognizes Odysseus' voice after 20 years
Who is Argus?
This event, which incurred the wrath of Zeus and led to the loss of Odysseus' ship and men, was omitted from the Miniseries
The discipline of shooting a bow and arrow
What is archery?
A detail, character or image that pops up frequently in stories and myths and is thought to have a universal appeal.
What is an Archetype?
To put on a clever disguise
Odysseus' wife, who is plagued by at least 112 suitors.
In the Odyssey Miniseries, the Odysseus' story starts earlier than the poem. Which event initiates Odysseus' journey?
What is The Trojan War?
Penelope's reaction to Odysseus revealing his identity.
What is test?
The part of the journey where the hero faces the most challenges and obstacles.
What is The Initiation?
An activity that requires skill
What is craft?
The suitor who tries and fails to get Odysseus to forgive them for abusing his wife's hospitality.
Eurymachus
In the Odyssey Miniseries, this is the only peril that Tiresias warns Odysseus about.
What is Scylla and Charybdis?