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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
A storyteller
What is a bard?
100
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home
What are the lotus flowers?
100
These two characters live on either side of the Strait of Messina
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
200
The most beautiful goddess of all 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 a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun

What is an epithet?

200

This is Odysseus's father.

Who is Laertes?

200

Who learned of Odysseus's return first?

Who is Eumaeus?

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

A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition.

What is an epic?

300

The loyal nursemaid of Ithaca.

Who is Euryclea? 

300
These two people provide Odysseus with prophecies that tell his future
Who are Tieresias and Circe?
400
Poseidon's son
Who is Cyclops?
400
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Who is Poseidon?
400

Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things

What is a Homeric simile?

400

The people that Odysseus' men plunder and then who kill many of Odysseus' men

Who are the Cicones?

400
What does Teiresias have in common with author, Homer?
What is they are blind?
500
Boulder-throwing cannibals. 

Who are the Laestrygonians?

500

This god (not Poseidon) holds a mean grudge.

Who is Helios?

500

The Greek word for hospitality.

What is Xenia?

500

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

Who is Eurylochus?

500

Who (pick one) is the leader of the suitors waiting for Odysseus?

Who are Antinous or Eurymachus?