Characters
The chief ruler of the gods, and someone who punished Odysseus
Who is Zeus?
Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths through flattery and promises.
Who are Sirens?
To satisfy his curiosity and exchange gifts, Odysseus goes here.
Land of the Cyclops
Men who are trying to marry Penelope
Who are Suitors?
Homer makes his heroes believable and human by showing them as both of these things.
What is having both good and bad traits?
King and leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War
Who is Agamemnon
A sea monster of gray rock
Who is Scylla?
The one thing that Odysseus was told not to do, that his men ignored.
What is harming the sun god's cattle?
Odysseus' dog
Who is Argus?
The episode in which Penelope invites the old beggar to her room is important because it does this.
What is Builds tension?
The enchantress who possess prophetic power and who gives Odysseus important information and warnings
Who is Circe?
The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus
Who id Polyphemous?
Most deadly, destructive incident.
What is Scylla?
This was in the bag that Aeolus gave Odysseus.
What is wind?
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
What is foreshadow?
the goddess who acts as Odysseus’ protector
Who is Athena?
The nymph whom Odysseus lived with for 7 yrs.
Who is Calypso
Odysseus sacrifices this to assuage the nations of the dead
What is a lamb?
Character that does NOT represent loyalty
Who is Antinous?
An important theme in Part 2.
What is good triumphs over evil
Mother Earth
Who is Gaea?
An enormous and dangerous whirlpool
What is Charybdis
Odysseus sees them, and gets upset because he did not know they were dead.
Who is Anticlea?
What Penelope and Odysseus' bed represents.
What is their love?
The Odyssey is essentially the story of Odysseus’ triumph over this.
What is temptations and obstacles?