Show:
Athena & Ithaca
Telemachus’ Journey
Gods & Prophecies
Encounters at Sea
Cyclops Episode
100
  • 100: Who visits Ithaca disguised as Mentes and inspires Telemachus?

 (Answer: Athena)

100
  • 100: To which two kings is Telemachus advised to travel for news?

 (Answer: Nestor (Pylos) and Menelaus (Sparta))

100
  • 100: Which god is mainly angry at Odysseus for blinding Polyphemus?

 (Answer: Poseidon)

100
  • 100: What food makes men forget home and want to stay on the island?

(Answer: Lotus)

100
  • 100: What is the name of the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his men?

(Answer: Polyphemus)

200
  • 200: Where is Odysseus held captive at the start of the story?

(Answer: Calypso’s island / Ogygia)

200
  • 200: Who helps Telemachus by giving him gifts and advice in Sparta?

 (Answer: Menelaus)

200
  • 200: Which god sends Hermes to order Odysseus’ release from Calypso?

(Answer: Zeus)

200
  • 200: Who is Odysseus telling his story to?

(Answer: King Menelaus)

200
  • 200: What clever name does Odysseus give the Cyclops?

 (Answer: Nobody / "Nobody")

300
  • 300: What is Penelope doing by day and undoing by night to delay remarriage?

(Answer: Weaving a shroud / weaving and unweaving)

300

300: What danger do the suitors plan for Telemachus on his return?

(Answer: Ambush between Ithaca and Same / murder)

300
  • 300: Which god do the other gods obey?

 (Answer: Zeus)

300
  • 300: Why does Odysseus weep in Calypso's cave?

(Answer: He does not want to be disloyal to his wife)

300
  • 300: How do Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops’ cave?

 (Answer: By hiding under sheep / clinging to rams)

400
  • 400: Who is the goddess that often aids Odysseus and Telemachus?

(Answer: Athena)

400
  • 400: What does Telemachus ask the assembly to provide so he can search for his father?

(Answer: A ship and crew / a swift ship with twenty oars)

400
  • 400: What is Athena the goddess of?

 (Answer: Wisdom and war)

400
  • 400: What do Odysseus and his men use to blind Polyphemus?

 (Answer: A heated wooden stake / an olive stake)

500
  • 500: What is the main reason Athena visits Telemachus in Book I?

 (Answer: To urge him to call an assembly and seek news of Odysseus / to inspire him to act)

500
  • 500: How old is Telemachus when our story begins?

(Answer: 20)

500
  • 500: How do the gods sometimes "test" people's xenia?

(Answer: By disguising themselves as beggars)

500
  • 500: What curse does Polyphemus call down on Odysseus after being blinded?

(Answer: That Poseidon will prevent Odysseus from returning home / cause him to suffer)