spooky scary spookems
Witch goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea
Circe
The goddess that always looks out for Odysseus
Athena
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
lotus
A storyteller
a bard
These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina
Scylla and Charybdis
This godess kept Odysseus for 7 years
Calypso
Delivers the message to Calypso that she should let Odysseus go home
Hermes
This is one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home
Eurylochus
This is a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun
epithet
Aeolus fills Odysseus' bag with this
wind
evil mermaids
Sirens
The god of the underworld
Hades
For how long is Odysseus away from home?
20 years
what is a swine
pigs
These two people provide Odysseus with prophecies that tell his future
Tieresias and Circe
Poseidon's son
Cyclops
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Poseidon
The people that Odysseus' men rape and plunder and kill many of Odysseus' men
Cicones
Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things
Homeric simile
What does Teiresias have in common with author, Homer?
they are blind
A giant whirlpool/maelstrom
Charybdis
This god hears and sees everything
Helios
This is Odysseus' son who waits at home in Ithaca for his return
Telemachus
A long poem, thats old and anceint
an epic
What are three important Greek values we have observed in The Odyssey?
respect, loyalty, hospitality, and don't defy the gods