Greek/Latin Roots
The meaning of the root form.
What is shape?
The Greek ideal of hospitality for all people
What is xenia?
Odysseus is trapped on this nymph's island for many years against his will.
Who is Calypso?
Penelope's initial trick to keep the suitors from marrying her.
What is unraveling Odysseus's burial shroud every night so she never finishes it?
This is the state of the hero's life before their journey begins
What is the status quo?
The meaning of the root ped.
What is foot?
Telemachus and his mother letting the suitors stay at the castle is an example of this.
What is xenia?
The witch whose island Odysseus and his men get trapped on - she sends them to the underworld.
Who is Circe?
Odysseus's son
Who is Telemachus?
This is the person who helps the hero overcome their initial refusal of the call. They provide support for the journey.
What is assistance?
The meaning of the root cycl.
What is circle?
Odysseus calling back his real name to the Cyclops after they got away is an example of this.
What is hubris/pride?
Greek for "in the middle of things." This is where the story begins.
What is "in medias res"?
What is a beggar?
This is the final step of the hero's journey - their life is back to the status quo with a new understanding.
What is return?
The meaning of the root dict.
What is say/speak?
Hint #1: It is the reason why all of Odysseus's men die
Hint #2: It was mentioned in the Ted video we watched at the beginning of the unit
What is "do not anger the gods"?
Name one of the three sea monsters Odysseus and his men encounter on their way from the underworld.
Who are sirens, scylla, or charybdis?
The fake name that Odysseus tells to the Cyclops.
What is nohbody?
This is the moment where the hero is about to face their biggest challenge - they are coming near the crisis
What is the approach?
The meaning of the root tele.
What is far?
The two gods that Odysseus and his men anger.
Name the father and daughter duo that Odysseus finds after he escapes Calypso's island. This is where he tells his story.
Who are Princess Nausicaa and King Alcinous?
The blind prophet who Odysseus visits in the land of the dead.
Who is Tiresius?
What is resurrection?