Goddesses and Gods
She is the goddess of war and wisdom
Who is Athena?
The real name of the Cyclops that Odysseus blinded.
Who is Polyphemus?
The name of Odysseus' father.
Who is Laertes?
"My name is Nohbdy"
Who is Odysseus?
The name of the collective group of Greek gods and goddesses
What is the pantheon?
Who is Poseidon?
These people made his crew forget their desire to go home.
Who were the Lotus Eaters?
Living in the Underworld, this person tells Odysseus he will succeed in fighting the suitors.
Who is Tirersias?
"Do not abandon me, unwept, unburied, to tempt the gods' wrath"
Who is Elpenor?
The type of tree Odysseus used to make their bed.
What is an olive tree?
He glitters on his way to deliver messages.
Who is Hermes?
What is Thrinacia?
The real name of the maelstrom that Odysseus has to avoid.
What is Charybdis?
"Must you have battle in your heart forever? The bloody toil of combat?"
Who is Circe?
The name of the swineherd who helps Odysseus fight the suitors.
What is Eumaeus?
She wins the contest that begins the Trojan War.
Who is Aphrodite?
The Laestrygonians were better known by this description.
What is cannibal?
This is the King who hears about Odysseus' adventures from Troy and sends him on his way to Ithaca.
Who is Alcinous?
"Stranger, you no longer are what you once were. Your cloak is new, even your skin".
Who is Telemachus?
The offering that Odysseus makes in the Underworld.
What is blood?
This half-brother of Athena was on the side of the Trojans.
Who was Ares?
Aeolus is known for this in the adventures of Odysseus.
Who is the Wind King who gave Odysseus a bag of wind to get home?
"We'll make restitution of meat and wine consumed, and add, each one a tithe of twenty oxen...Meanwhile, we cannot blame you for your anger".
Who is Eurymachus?
What sirens turn into when they attack.
What are harpies?