The Odyssey Beginning
How many years total was Odysseus gone from Ithaca?
20 years
In vengeance for his son, which god delays Odysseus's return home?
Poseidon
Circe turned men into?
Who disguises Odysseus as a beggar?
Athena
At the beginning of The Odyssey, Telemachus was approached by Athena in disguise. Who was her disguise?
Mentor
What does Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is?
Nobody
Why doesn't Odysseus just kill Polyphemus while he sleeps?
They could not move the stone that seals the cave.
After Zeus' storm, they drifted to the island of ______________.
Lotus Eaters
Which kind suitor was given a warning about the upcoming massacre?
Amphinomus
When we first meet Odysseus, where is he?
Oygigia/Calypso's Island
Which city, patroned by Zeus, was looted by the Aechaens? This event angered Zeus.
City of Cicones
What does the blind prophet Tiresias say Odysseus and his men should NOT do?
Kill the cattle of the sun god, Helios.
After receiving the prophecy in the Land of the Dead, Odysseus and his men return to _______________.
Aeaea (Circe's island)
Who is considered as the leader of the suitors?
Alcinous
How many books make up the entirety of The Odyssey?
24 books
On whose order did Calypso let Odysseus go?
Zeus
Odysseus wanted to listen to the Sirens song learn about his ___________.
Hamartia / Fatal Flaw
After spending a year on Aeaea with Circe, she finally lets them go, but where must Odysseus go first?
Land of the Dead
What is the Test of the Bow?
The man who strings Odysseus's bow and shoots an arrow through twelve axe-heads will marry Penelope.
Something special about myths is that they usually start in the middle. What do we call this literary technique?
In Medias Res
Which species pelted huge rocks at the fleet of Odysseus when they tried to dock on its island?
The Laestrygonians
Which Phaeacian princess lent Odysseus clothing after he drifted to Scheria?
Princess Nausicaa
Eumeus
What final test did Penelope ask of Odysseus to prove his identity?
Move the marital bed.