Men in the Odyssey
This young man was just an infant when Odysseus' journey began.
Who is Telemachus?
Birthplace of Telemachus and the kingdom of Odysseus
What is Ithaca?
This is when a story starts abruptly in the middle.
What is In Medias Res?
the wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus
Who is Penelope?
The daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
He was shot with an arrow through his ankle.
Who is Achilles?
Where King Menelaus and Helen live.
Where is Sparta?
An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
What is an epithet?
This woman is considered the most beautiful in the world, her elopement (or abduction) by Paris sparked the Trojan War.
Who is Helen?
He is the king of the gods
Who is Zeus?
This is one of Odysseus's men who with whom he speaks in the Underworld.
Who is Elpinor?
The home of Circe.
What is Aeaea?
An extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject and to serve as decoration.
What is an epic simile?
Beautiful goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years
Who is Calypso?
Owner of the Cattle of the Sun
who is Helios?
The father of Odysseus, described as weak and sick.
Who is Laertes.
The gods assemble and dwell here.
Where is Mount Olympus?
A poet, traditionally given credit for The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
These were the three guests vying for the apple of discord at the wedding reception.
Who are Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite?
the god of the winds
who is Aeolus?
He is the brother of Paris and he is slain by Achilles in single battle.
Who is Hector?
The city where Priam is king.
What is Troy?
The main character of an epic poem that tells the story of a grand quest in which they use their extraordinary or superhuman abilities to achieve great things.
What is an epic hero?
Odysseus's mother, who died of grieving for her son.
Who is Anticleia?
This is the goddess of strife who ruined the wedding reception with the golden apple.
Who is Eris?