Book 1
The god who has a grudge against Odysseus, preventing his return.
Who is Poseidon?
The name Odysseus initially gives to Polyphemus.
Who is Nohbody?
The king of Mt. Olympus who wields the thunderbolt.
Who is Zeus?
The hero who slew Medusa and cut off her head.
Who is Perseus?
The god/goddess who argues for Odysseus's return to Ithaca.
Who is Athena?
How does Polyphemus violate the laws of hospitality (xenia)?
Instead of offering gifts or food, he eats two of Odysseus's men upon finding them?
Goddess of wisdom who sprang from Zeus's forehead fully grown.
Who is Athena?
Odysseus used a wooden version of this animal to trick the Trojans.
What is a horse?
The goddess holding Odysseus on her island.
Who is Calypso?
The main mistake Odysseus makes as he leaves the island.
Due to his pride and arrogance (hubris), he yells his real name, father's name, and address to Polyphemus. This allows Polyphemus to curse him specifically?
The god of the underworld who rules with Persephone.
Who is Hades?
This sea monster had six heads and attacked Odysseus's ships.
Who is Scylla?
The disguise Athena adopts when visiting Telemachus.
Who is Mentes?
Polyphemus prays for this as a result of Odysseus's actions.
He asks his father, Poseidon, to ensure that Odysseus never reaches home, or if he does, that he arrives late, alone, under a foreign sail, and finds chaos at home.
God of wine, revelry, and drama.
Who is Dionysus?
This one-eyed creature trapped Odysseus and his men in a cave.
Who is Polyphemus (or a Cyclops)?
How does Penelope's, weaving and unweaving the shroud highlight her character?
It shows her cleverness and loyalty, using the same "tricky" traits as her husband to delay her marriage to the suitors?
How do Odysseus and his men escape?
They tie themselves under the bellies of Polyphemus' sheep, so when he lets them out to graze, he doesn't feel the men?
The goddess of the hunt and twin sister to Apollo.
Artemis
These creatures lured sailors to their deaths with beautiful singing.
Who are the Sirens?