Searching for Odysseus
Where has Odysseus been for the last several years?
Calypso
The Phaeacians have magical what?
Ships
Who is the father of the Cyclops?
Poseidon
Circe transforms Odysseus' men into what?
How is Odysseus disguised by Athena?
To look like an old, poor beggar
Who is Proteus?
A shape-shifting sea god
Which god hates Odysseus?
Poseidon
What did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
Nobody
Which god appears to Odysseus and warns him about Circe?
Hermes
How does Odysseus reach Ithaca?
On a magical ship from the Phaeacians
Why do suitors take up residence at Ithica?
To marry Penelope and become king
Who goes to Zeus and asks him to free Odysseus?
Athena
How do Odysseus and his men wound the Cyclops?
By taking a wooden stake to his eye
What does Circe tell Odysseus his next destination must be?
Hades
How does Eurycleia, Odysseus' old nurse, recognize him through his disguise?
A scar on his leg
What trick does Penelope play on the suitors?
She will choose her new husband after she weaves a funeral shroud, however, after each day she weaves it, she unravels it that night. (So she will never have to pick)
Calypso offers Odysseus eternal life if he will do what?
stay with her on the island and become her husband
Why do none of the other Cyclopes who live on the island come to help Polyphemus?
They think he is just having a bad dream
What must Odysseus do to Circe after she has failed to transform him?
threaten her with his sword
What test does Penelope propose for the suitors?
Archery test
What THREE disguises does Athena use around Odysseus?
Mentor, Mentes, and a bird
In the court of King Alcinous, what makes Odysseus weep?
The bard singing about the Trojan War
What effect did eating the lotus fruit have on Odysseus' men?
They forget about home and lose their desire to return
How has Odysseus' fleet been reduced down to just one ship?
How does Penelope test Odysseus after they are reunited?
Mentioning that their bed has been moved (which it can't be)