Characters 1
Helios
The sun god
Poseidon
A god who holds grudges
Hubris means...
Excessive pride
Odysseus's home
Ithaca
How does Odysseys get out of Cyclops cave?
Ties themselves to the belly of sheep
Telemachus
Odysseus's son
Calypso
A sea nymph who traps Odysseus
Who told the story of The Odyssey
Homer
Xenia
Hospitality of strangers
How many men does Scylla eat
6
Circe
A sorceress with many animals on her island
Tieresias
A blind prophet
What war occurs before The Odyssey begins
Trojan War
Epic
Long narrative poem; legendary hero
Why doesn't Odysseus stop his men from eating Helios cattle
Because he was asleep
Athena
The goddess who helps Odysseus
Eumaeus
He is like a father to Telemachus
In Medias Res
In the middle of
How many years held captive by Calypso
7
Who is the first person Odysseus sees when he returns home?
The swineherd and Eumaeus
Hermes
The messenger god sent by Zeus
Antinous
Rude suitor shot through the throat with an arrow
Plea to the muse or goddess of poetry; the beginning
What did the lotus flowers do?
Made a person forget home
How did Odysseus and his men escape Sirens?
Beeswax in the ears and ties Odysseus to the ship