Charaters
This hero is the main character of The Odyssey, trying to return home to Ithaca?
Who is Odysseus
Odysseus's homeland,where Penelopend Telemachus wait
What is Ithaca
Odysseus blinds this creature to escape captivity
Who is Polyhemus
This king of the gods often sends thunder to show his will.
Who is Zeus
This is the total number of years Odysseus spends trying to return home.
What is 10 years
She is the goddess who helps Odysseus many times, disguising herself to assist him.
Who is Athena
Home of Phaecians, who finally help Odysseus return home
What is Scheria
These creatures lure sailors to their deaths with theirbeautiful songs
What are sirens
She supports to Odysseus and often disguises herself as Mentor
Who is Athena
Odysseus tells this story of his journey to Phaecians
What is flashback
This one-eyed giant traps Odysseus and his men in a cave.
Who is Polyphemus
The island where Odysseus and his men encounter Circe
Aeaea
WHo is Helios
Heis god of the seaand holds a grudge against Odysseus
Who is Poseidon
Afterescaping Polyphemus, Odysseus foolishly does this, revealing his identity
What is he shout out his name
This faithful wife waits twenty years for Odysseus's return
Who is Penelope?
The land of he lotus-eaters, where men lose their desire to return home.
What is the Land of the Lotus-Eaters
The six-headed monster attacks ships from a rocky cliff
Who is Helios
this messengergod gives Oysseus the herb molyto resst Circe's magic?
Who is Hermes
Odysseus disguises himself as this when he returns to Ithaca
What is a beggar
He is Odysseus's loyal swineherd who helps him fight the suitors
Who is Eumaeus
Odysseus must sail past the deadly whirlpool on his way home ?
What is Charybdis
After visiting the underworld, Oydesseus speaks to this blind prohet
Who is Tiresias
This goddess keeps Odyssesus on her island for seven years, offering him immortality.
Who is Calypso
Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by knowing this secret about their bed
What is it is built from a living tree.