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Oh, Odysseus
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Which way to Ithaca?
100
Witch goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea
Who is Circe?
100
The goddess that always looks out for her boy, Odysseus
Who is Athena?
100
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
What are the lotus flowers?
100
A storyteller
What is a bard?
100
These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
200

The  nymph who kept Odysseus for 7 years

Who is Calypso?

200
Delivers the message to Calypso that she should let Odysseus go home
Who is Hermes
200
This is one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home
Who is Eurylochus?
200
This is a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun
What is an epithet?
200
Aeolus fills Odysseus' bag with this
What is wind?
300
Maidens with beautiful singing voices and cause men to steer their ships off course
Who are Sirens?
300
The god of the underworld
Who is Hades?
300
For how long is Odysseus away from home?
What is 20 years?
300
This Greek word means hospitality
What is Xenos?
300
These two people provide Odysseus with prophecies that tell his future
Who are Tieresias and Circe?
400

Poseidon's son who Odysseus blinded

Who is Polyphemus? (The Cyclops)

400
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Who is Poseidon?
400

The race of giants who eat some of Odysseus' men

Who are the Lastrygonians?

400
Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things
What is a Homeric simile?
400

What does Tiresias have in common with the author, Homer?

What is they are blind?

500
A giant whirlpool/maelstrom
Who is Charybdis?
500

This nymph helped Odysseus by giving him a magic scarf when he was in the ocean.

Who is Ino?

500
This is Odysseus' son who waits at home in Ithaca for his return
Who is Telemachus?
500
A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition
What is an epic?
500

Which Greek value have we discussed the most in The Odyssey?

What is hospitality?