Monsters
Gods
Oh, Odysseus
Vocabulary/Literary Terms
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 comparison of two things without using "Like" or "As"

Metaphor 

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 one of Odysseus's loyal crew members who accompanies him on his way home
Who is Eurylochus?
200

List 3 steps in the "Hero's Journey

1. Ordinary World, 2. Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting the Mentor, 5. Crossing the Threshold, 6. Tests, Allies, Enemies, 7. Approach to the Inmost Cave, 8. The Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. Resurrection, and 12. Return with the Elixir

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 is Cyclops?
400
This god is out to get Odysseus to avenge his son's injury
Who is Poseidon?
400
The people that Odysseus' men rape and plunder and kill many of Odysseus' men
Who are the Cicones?
400

An exaggeration used in literature: Example 

“He lifted the rock as easily as a man might lift the lid of a quiver.”

Hyperbole 

400
What does Teiresias have in common with author, Homer?
What is they are blind?
500
A giant whirlpool/maelstrom
Who is Charybdis?
500
This god hears and sees everything
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?