Women
Wife of Odysseus & Mother of Telemachus
Penelope
Created humans and gave them fire
Prometheus
What is agency?
The sense of control you feel in your life
Where Odysseus is traveling from after the war?
Troy
The lowest ranking group in Ancient Greece
Slaves
Witch who turned Odysseus’ men into pigs
Circe
Helps Odysseus every chance she gets because she is wise.
Athena
Excessive pride or self-confidence
Hubris
The country where they encounter the Cyclops.
Thrinacia (Sicily)
This group had the most power in Greek Society
The Gods
Half bird, half woman; lure you with song.
The Sirens
Angry with Odysseus for blinding his son.
Poseidon
Custom of offering protection and hospitality to strangers
Xenia
Where is Odysseus ultimately traveling back to?
This group was unable to vote, own land, or inherit.
Women
Odysseus was on her island for 7 years
Calypso
Opens a box and unleashes evil on the world (and hope).
Pandora
Undermine the power and authority of a system
Subvert
These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina
Scylla and Charybdis
Greek society included a significantly larger proportion of _____________ than slaves.
Laborers
Innocent girl who gave Odysseus everything he needs
Nausicaa
Gives Odysseus a bag of winds
Aeolous
Subordination
Sea they are traveling through
Mediterranean
This group usually had to register their residence and so became a recognized class (lower in status than the full-citizens) called the metics (metoikoi).
Foreigners/Immigrants