Gods
God of the Sea, Earthquakes, and Horses. Opposes Odysseus on his journey.
Who is Poseidon?
Odysseus' son, helps him kill the suitors in Part 2.
Who is Telemachus?
The home land of the gods, lays upon the clouds.
What is Mount Olympus?
The number of men the Cyclops eats.
What is six?
Arrogant, proud, or vain.
What is haughty?
God of cunning and commerce, who helped Odysseus overcome Calipso's curse.
Who is Hermes?
Wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemachus.
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus' home island, which he departs from and returns to at the beginning and end of his journey.
What is Ithaca?
The item Odysseus' men use to plug their ears so as to not hear the sirens' calls.
What is beeswax?
A piece of armor designed for the upper body of the wearer.
What is a cuirass?
Goddes of Wisdom, Skills, and War who appears to Odysseus many times throughout the story
Who is Athena?
The name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men blinded on the Island of the Cyclopses.
Who is Polyphemus?
The place odysseus sees his dead mother and former comrade, Elpenor. Also known as Hades.
What is the Land of the Dead?
The first ghost that Odysseus encounters in the Land of the Dead.
Who is Elpenor?
Fairness or Justice.
What is equity?
God of the Winds that placed all of the winds in a sack to assist Odysseus on his journey.
Who is Aeolus?
Held Odysseus's men under a curse, turning them into animals.
Who is Circe?
The whirlpool which Odysseus passes after encountering the Sirens.
What is Charybdis?
The thing Odysseus' bed is made out of, which Penelope used to verify that the old beggar was truly Odysseus.
What is an olive tree?
A central hall of a house in ancient Greece, usually containing a center hearth.
What is a megaron?
The God of the Sun whose cattle were stolen and slain by Odysseus and his men.
Who is Helios?
Odysseus' former hunting dog, passed away upon laying eyes on his master after 20 years.
Who is Argus?
The home of the sorceress-goddess Circe, where half of Odysseus' men were transformed into swine.
What is Aeaea?
The number of ax handle sockets that must be shot through in the test Penelope assigned for the suitors.
What is twelve?
A small sailing vessel.
What is a lugger?