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Who is believed to have written The Odyssey?
Who is Homer?
What is the name of Odysseus's home?
What is Ithica?
What does Odysseus do on Cyclops Island?
Blinds the Giant Cyclops
What are the Sirens known for?
Their beautiful singing voices, that lure sailors to their deaths.
What is The Odyssey about?
Odysseus's journey home after the Trojan War.
Who helped Odysseus at Phaeacia?
Who is Princess Nausicaa?
What island is home to Calypso?
What is Ogygia?
What gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?
A bag of winds
Who is Scylla?
A six-headed creature
What is the Trojan War?
A war fought over Helen of Troy.
Who is the giant that Odysseus encounters?
Who is Polyphemus?
Where do the Cyclops live?
What is Cyclops Island?
What does Odysseus do to escape the sirens?
He has his crew put wax in his ears and tie him to the mast of the boat.
What is Charybdis?
How does Odysseus trick Polyphemus?
He tells him his name is "Nobody."
Who was the Giant Cyclops' father?
Who is Poseidon?
What city did Odysseus fight for in the Trojan War?
What is Troy?
What warning does Circe give Odysseus?
Stay away from the cattle on the Island of the Sun.
What kind of creatures are the Laestrygonians?
Giants.
What did Odysseus's men eat that made them not want to go home?
The lotus flower.
Who is the nymph that keeps Odysseus on her island for many years?
Who is Calypso?
Where do the people live who eat flowers and fruits?
What happens to Odysseus's ship on Thrinacia?
Zeus sends a storm that destroys the ship.
Who is Tiresias?
A wise man in the Land of the Dead.
What is the main theme of The Odyssey?
The journey home and perseverance.