Characters 1
This character's main heroic trait is his intelligence and craftiness
Who is Odysseus?
This character is best described as patient and loyal
Who is Penelope?
The city of Troy is in this country
What is Turkey?
What is an epic?
This is Odysseus's fatal flaw
What is hubris?
This god or goddess wields a lightning bolt
Who is Zeus?
This god or goddess wields a triton
Who is Poseidon?
Odysseus is told by Circe to travel here for advice
What is the Underworld or Land of the Dead?
"...from the beautiful, sandy beaches of windy Ilium.." and "...we saw a harbor with fresh, clear water and sunny shores..." are examples of what?
What is sensory imagery?
This group won the Trojan War
Who are the Greeks? (Trojan Horse)
This person is the leader of the suitors
Who is Antinoos?
This is the name of Odysseus's hunting dog
Who is Argos?
Fill in the blank: The island of the ________ contains a powerful flower that acts as a drug
Who are the lotus eaters?
Odysseus's men seeing the animals outside Circe's home is an example of this
What is foreshadowing?
This substance, when placed in the ears, protects men from the song of sirens
What is beeswax?
Who is Aphrodite?
This character makes a desperate plea to Odysseus to spare the life of the suitors
Who is Eurymachus?
Telemachus travels to the island of this person and learns his father is being help captive by Calypso
Who is King Menelaus?
Odysseus being disguised as a beggar when he is really a king is an example of this
What is irony?
The bed of Penelope and Odysseus is made out of this
What is the trunk of an olive tree?
This god or goddess causes trouble at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis and essentially helps start the Trojan War
Who is Eris, goddess of discord?
Blind prophet of the Underworld
Who is Tiresias?
Odysseus is here when he begins telling his story in the form of a flashback (island and king)
What is on the island of Phaeacia with King Alcinoos?
"Poseidon, earth-shaker, god of sable locks..." is an example of this literary technique
What is an epithet?
Odysseus's old nurse discovers his true identity after seeing this
What is an old scar on Odysseus's leg?