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Monsters
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Oh, Odysseus
Vocabulary/Literary Terms
People and Places
100
Witch goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea
Who is Circe?
100

The goddess that always looks out for Odysseus and Telemachus

Who is Athena?

100
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
What are the lotus flowers?
100

A storyteller/singer that imparts culture by oral tradition

What is a bard?

100

This race are very large and cannibalistic

Who are the Lastrygonians?

200

The beautiful nymphwho 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

The practice of worshiping many gods

What is polytheism?

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

How long Odysseus is away from home

What is 20 years?

300

The Greek value we've talked about the most.

What is hospitality?

300

This is how Penelope stalled the suitors

What was unweaving her work at night?

400

Poseidon's son (in the Odyssey)

Who is Polyphemus?

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

Odysseus was given a magical scarf by this lesser goddess to help him not die in the sea.

Who is Ino?

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 of the Odyssey, Homer?

What is they are blind?

500
A giant whirlpool/maelstrom
Who is Charybdis?
500

This god is extremely fond of his cattle

Who is Helios?

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
What are three important Greek values we have observed in The Odyssey?
What are respect, loyalty and hospitality?