Triple F (friends family foes)
Identify the name of the Cyclops that had an issue with Odysseus, what happened, and how did it resolve?
Polyphemus traps Odysseus and his men on the island of the cyclops by putting a bolder in front of the entrance. Odysseus outsmarts the cyclops by getting him drunk, stabbing his eye, and escaping underneath sheep. Odysseus taunts the cyclops which causes Poseidon to be furious with Ody.
What is the name of Circe's island?
Aeaea
Metis means
wisdom and cunning - great intelligence
What is Penelope's plan to keep the suitors away?
She pretends to be weaving a burial shroud, tricks several suitors with her feminine wiles, and generally is trying to stall for Odysseus
Do we love TO?
We love The Odyssey
Identify the name of the witch that turns Ody's men into animals and keeps Ody for a year and the nymph that keeps Ody for 7 years.
Circe + Calypso.
What is the name of Calypso's island?
Ogygia
Kleos means
Eternal glory in combat
What is Ody's stated reason for being unable to give his heart to Calypso or Circe?
He loves his wife, he loves his family, and misses Ithaca
The poem is attributed to which legendary author?
Homer
Who is the god of the winds? What does he give Ody and crew?
Aeolus is the god of the winds and he gives Ody a bag of winds that would prevent him from getting home.
What is the name of Odysseus's land?
Ithaca
The Greek word for hospitality is?
Xenia
Why must Ody leave Circe's island and go to the House of Hades?
Ody needs to speak with the dead prophet Tiresias to learn about his future
Other than TO, the author of TO also wrote what epic poem?
The Iliad
Name some of the important people Ody meets in the House of Hades. There are 5 really important people you should know! (I will accept descriptions if you cannot remember names)
2. Agamemnon - the king of the Achaeans
3. Achilles - the greatest warrior
4. Anticleia - Ody's mom
5. Elpenor - Ody's dead crewmate
Aeolia
What does Epithet mean, and give an example.
It is a title given to someone
ex: Pallas Athena, Hermes, the giant slayer, unlucky Odysseus (etc)
What must Odysseus do upon returning home?
Kill the suitors and restore justice
The author of TO invokes which mythical being to help them tell the story?
The muses
On Ody's return from the House of Hades, he encounters 4 major obstacles. Give the names of them + a brief description of them.
1. The sirens
2. Scylla
3. Charybdis
4. The cattle of the Helios - by extension Zeus
Finally, what was the name of the island of the Phaeacians also called?
Scheria
What is the definition of the word odyssey?
A long and eventful journey home
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Give the complete list of events that happen to Odysseus in order on his return home. -- the timeline of events of Ody's flashback
Leaving Troy, land of lotus eaters, island of cyclops
Island of Aeolia, almost Ithaca, blown off course, back to Aeolia, island of the Laestrygonians, Aeaea (Circe)
To the underworld
Back to Aeaea
Past the island of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Island of the cattle of the sun
Zeus sinks the ship and kills everyone -> Odysseus washes up on Calypso’s island
Flashback over, Odysseus is sent home by the Phaecians. Ithaca at last.
What is the significance of TO?
It is one of the oldest pieces of literature still read, and it is considered one of the most important pieces of the western cannon of literature.