Trials
Characters
Vocabulary
Themes
Underworld
100

What happened in the Circe trial part 1?

She drugs Odysseus'  men which makes them forget everything and turns into pigs

100

Who is Elpenor?

The guy who fell off the roof and died

100

Hubris means...

Exaggerated pride or self confidence.
100

What was the theme of the Cyclops?

Don't brag, or it could cause harm to yourself.

100

Tartarus

A prison for the titans.

200

What happened at the 'return to Charybdis?"

Odysseus was carried back to Charybdis after Zeus kills his crew and is forced to hang over Charybdis for hours until it spits his raft back out.

200

Who is Nausica?

The princess of Phaeacians.

200

Arete means...

Virtue or excellence living up to one's full potential or the ideal form

200

What was the theme of the Sirens?

Don't let beauty deceive you. 

200

Fields of punishment.

Mortals punished for terrible deeds

300

What happened for the Aeolus trial?

Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag full of all the bad winds. Odysseus falls asleep and his men opens the bag creating a terrible storm

300

Who is Tiresias?

The prophet of the underworld.

300

Dilemma

A difficult choice between two or more alternatives.

300

What is the theme of Scylla and Charybdis?

If there are two bad choices , choose the one with less evil.

300

Fields of Asphodel

The regular people were decent.

400

What was the root that Hermes gave to Odysseus?

Daily Double

the Moly leaf.

400

Who is king Antiphates?

The king on cannibal island

400

Humility

Modest view of ones self

400

What is the theme of the Laestrygonians?

Daily Double

Don't kindness deceive you, it could hurt you.

400

Elysian feilds

Paradise 

500

What happened in the Cicones trial?

Odysseus and his men raid, murder, and BBQ animals. They get really drunk and get attacked and lose 70 men

500

Who is Eurylorchus?

Odysseus' good friend who convinces his men to eat the cattle.

500

Achilles heel

A fatal weakness.

500

What's the theme of the lotus eaters?

Don't give in to temptation.

500

What is an other name for the underworld?

Daily Triple

Hades for the god who rules it.