Odyssey 1
What does the word guile mean?
Cunning; intelligence
This God has it out for Odysseus and wants to make his journey home difficult.
Poseidon
This God is the king of the Gods and is known to zap people with a thunderbolt.
Zeus
Into what animal does Circe turn Odysseus's men?
Swine/pigs
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Homer
How many years total was Odysseus away from home?
20 years
What is going on at the house of Odysseus while he is away?
What sorceress aids Odysseus?
Circe
Who gives Odysseus directions to Hades?
Circe
What is the name of the Cyclops?
Polyphemus
How many heads does Scylla have?
6 heads
What does it most likely mean if two people are adversaries?
Who keeps Odysseus a prisoner for 7 years?
Calypso
Where does Odysseus find Tiresias, the prophet?
Hades (the land of the dead)
Odysseus learns about this word with the Cyclops. It means excessive pride.
Hubris
To whom do the herds of cattle belong that the men are warned not to eat?
Helios
What war did Odysseus leave home to fight?
The Trojan War
How many men arrived home with Odysseus?
zero
What did Odysseus put in his men's ears to avoid the song of the Sirens?
Wax
What was the name of the 6 headed monster?
Scylla
Why does most of the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, qualify as a flashback?
Homer interrupts the story of Odysseus’ journey home by having Odysseus tell King Alcinous of earlier events.
What is the sweet flower called that makes eaters not want to return home?
Lotus flower
What does fathomless most likely mean?
to be too deep to measure
In the Trojan War, Odysseus was really well-known for coming up with the idea for this thing. What was it?
The Trojan Horse
The Odyssey begins in media res which means...
In the middle of things