Monsters
Polyphemus is this kind of monster with one eye
What is a Cyclops
What is Ithaca
The God of Lightening, in charge of all the other Gods
Who is Zeus
"Nohbdy! Nohbdy has blinded me!"
Who is Polyphemus, the Cyclops
DAILY DOUBLE
Odysseus is the hero of this war
What is The Trojan War
A six-headed monster who yelps like a dog
Who is Scylla
It takes Odysseus this long to get home from the Trojan War
Odysseus' Wife
"Yet, it is true, each day, I long for home, long for the sight of home..."
Who is Odysseus
A collection of stories, often sacred, from a specific culture that explains the origins of the world, actions of gods and heroes, and the fundamental truths of human existence.
What is Mythology
A swirling whirlpool who brings death and distruction to anything that gets close
What is the Charybdis
Odysseus makes the decision to sail closer to this monster, losing a few men rather than all of his men and the ship
What is Scylla
This goddess favors Odysseus and looks out for him
Who is Athena
..."After all these years with me, you still desire your old home?..though you wanted her forever, that bride for whom you pine each day. Can I be less desirable than she is?"
Who is Calypso
Odysseus won the war for King Menelaus by engineering the...
What is The Trojan Horse
A monster who disguises themselves as a beautiful harpy to lure men to their death
What is a siren
Odysseus' son, who has been searching for his father
Telemachus
DAILY DOUBLE
"Now you swine, be off to the pigsty where you belong."
Who is Circe the Witch
Latin for "in the middle of things"
What is in medias res
These people ate flowers that made them unmotivated and lazy.
Who are The Lotus Eaters
Thrinacia is the island of...
The Cattle of the Sun God/ Helios
This character brings Zeus' message to Calypso, and gives Odysseus the Moly Flower on Circe's island
Who is Hermes
"Better to open your lungs to a big sea once and for all than waste to skin and bones on a lonely island!"
Who is Eurylochus
The greek belief in the relationship between a host and a guest
What is xenia