Characters
The protagonist in the Odyssey
Who is Odysseus?
Giant, one eyed son of Poseidon
Who is Polyphemus?
Odysseus does these three things to outsmart the cyclops; gives him wine, hides under sheep, and
What is blinds him?
Odysseus displays self-sacrifice when he chooses to do this during the Siren song
What is listen to the siren song?
A state of complete emptiness or destruction
What is desolation?
Odysseus' son
Who is Telemachus?
King of gods and men.
Who is Zeus?
Circe advises Odysseus to go here
Where is the Land of the Dead?
What is simile?
A sense of disgust and loathing
What is revulsion?
One of Penelope's arrogant suitors
Who is Antinous?
or
Who is Eurymachus?
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
It takes Odysseus this long to get home from the Trojan war
What is 10 years?
The reason why Poseidon wants revenge on Odysseus (in the book)
What is blinding the cyclops?
Despicable
What is contemptible?
A prophet who inhabits the underworld
Who is Tiresias?
Goddess who helps Odysseus on his journey.
Who is Athena?
What is internal conflict?
If the suitors find out that Odysseus is home, they will try to kill him, so Athena does this
What is disguise Odysseus as a beggar?
To charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way
What is beguile?
Who is Eurycliea?
Turns Odysseus' crew into pigs
Who is Circe?
The times Odysseus is telling his story in The Odyssey, it is an example of this literary element.
What is a flashback?
Argos does this after recognizing his master
What is dying?
Shaking or quivering slightly
What is tremulous?