The Odyssey Jeopardy!

Monsters

100

Witch goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea

Who is Circe?

200

The most beautiful goddess of all who kept Odysseus for 7 years

Who is Calypso?

300

Maidens with beautiful singing voices and cause men to steer their ships off course

Who are Sirens?

400

Poseidon's son

Who is Cyclops?

500

A giant whirlpool/maelstrom

Who is Charybdis?

Gods

100

The goddess that always looks out for her boy, Odysseus

Who is Athena?

200

Delivers the message to Calypso that she should let Odysseus go home

Who is Hermes

300

The god of the underworld

Who is Hades?

400

This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury

Who is Poseidon?

500

This god helps Odysseus to defeat Circe

Who is Hermes?

Oh, Odysseus

100

After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home

What are the lotus flowers?

200

This is one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home

Who is Eurylochus?

300

For how long is Odysseus away from home?

What is 20 years?

400

RANDOM! What is the name of Ms. Johnsen's cat?

Who is Slipper?

500

This is Odysseus' son who waits at home in Ithaca for his return

Who is Telemachus?

Vocabulary/Literary Terms

100

A storyteller

What is a bard?

200

This is a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun

What is an epithet?

300

What is Odysseus' fatal flaw?

What is hubris?

400

Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things

What is a Homeric simile?

500

A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition

What is an epic?

Which way to Ithaca?

100

These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina

Who are Scylla and Charybdis?

200

Aeolus fills Odysseus' bag with this

What is wind?

300

Circe give Odysseus directions to go to what faraway location?

What is the underworld?

400

RANDOM! How many books are in the The Odyssey in total?

What is 24?

500

RANDOM! What is the correct way to format the title of epic poems?

What is italicized and capitalized?