God who is enraged when he finds out that Odysseus's men have killed his kine
Who is Apollo/Helios?
Extra Point: Who tells Apollo that his cows are dead? What does Apollo threaten to do if Zeus does not avenge his cattle?
100
They have no cares, worries, or woes
Who are The Lotus Eaters?
Extra Point: What is/are lotus? Be specific.
100
king of the Phaeians, to whom Odyssey tells his tale
Who is Alcinous?
Extra Point: Who was the king and leader of the Greek forces?
100
the beginning, opening of an epic
What is the invocation?
Extra Point: Who does the author/bard pray to?
100
"When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world"
What is personification?
Extra Point: Define personification.
200
Goddess who turns Odysseus's men into swine
Who is Circe?
Extra Point: How does Circe help Odysseus when he leaves the first time? What advice does she give him when he departs the second time?
200
"Nobody" stabbed him in his eye
Who is the Cyclopes/Polyphemus?
Extra Point: Who is Polyphemus's father?
200
old swineherd and loyal friends to Odysseus
Who is Eumaeus?
Extra Point: What dog did Eumaeus watch over?
200
the epic starts here
What is in the middle/en media res?
Extra Point: Where does The Odyssey begin?
200
"like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger..."
What is epic simile?
Extra Point: What is being compared/described here?
300
Goddess who holds Odysseus on her island and offers to make him her eternal husband
Who is Calypso?
Extra Point: What power or strength does Calypso possess?
300
Six heads; barking dogs at her waist
Who is Scylla?
Extra Point: Where does Scylla live? Be specific.
300
son of Odysseus
Who is Telemachus?
Extra Point: What would signify that Telemachus had become a man? Who did Telemachus go to see about his father?
300
the job of bards, minstrels, and rhapsodes
What is tell stories?
Extra Point: Why did these people tell stories? What did they receive in return?
300
the protagonist in an epic; suffers from a major flaw
What is the epic hero?
Extra Point: What is the difference between an epic hero and a tragic hero? What lesson did Odysseus learn? In other words, what flaw did he overcome?
400
Goddess of War and Wisdom; Odysseus's mentor and protector
Who is Athena?
Extra Point: How does Athena help Odysseus when he returns to Ithaca?
400
Causes a whirlpool three times a day
Who is Charybdis?
Extra Point: What lives above Charybdis?
400
blind prophet who advises Odysseus
Who is Tiresias?
Extra Point: What three things does Tiresias warn Odysseus about?
400
epic
What is a long, narrative poem?
Extra Credit: What does an epic reveal about the culture that created it? What other ingredients must an epic have?
400
"Poseidon, Lord who sets the earth a-tremble"
What is an epitaph?
Extra Point: What is one of the many epitaphs used for Odysseus?
500
Winged Messenger of the Gods
Who is Hermes?
Extra Points: How and in what two ways did Hermes help Odysseus? Be specific.
500
Persephone's hand maidens; cursed by Demeter
Who are The Sirens?
Extra Point: What creatures did Mother Nature initially turn the hand maidens into? What shape/creature did they finally end up as?
What is their strength/power?
500
leader among the suitors
Who is Antinous?
Extra Point:
500
Homer
Who is credited with the creation of The Odyssey?
Extra Point: What is an odyssey?