Vocabulary
What is a long narrative poem that relates important events in the history or folklore of the culture that produced it?
Epic
Who is Odysseus's father?
Laertes
Who is the King of the Gods and ruler of the sky?
Zeus
What monster did Odysseus encounter in a cave?
Polyphemus
What land does the sorceress-goddess Circe rule?
Aeaea
What is a larger-than-life person who embodies traits that the culture values?
Epic Hero
Who is the wife of Odysseus?
Penelope
Who are the two brothers of Zeus?
Poseidon and Hades
Which monsters are beauties who seduce men with their singing?
Sirens
What is the home of the goddess Calypso?
Ogygia
What is a long comparison over many lines; a way to aid the poet’s memory?
Epic Simile
Who is Odysseus's son?
Telemachus
Which God did Circe and Tiresias warn Odysseus and his men not to eat his cattle?
Helios
Which monster curses Odysseus and his men to never see their home ever again?
Polyphemus
Where is Odysseus when he is telling King Alcinous his story?
Phaeacia
What is a fixed rhythmic pattern; helps the oral poet remember the lines?
Meter
Where is Odysseus from; what land is Odysseus king of?
Ithaca
Which God is the father of Polyphemus?
Poseidon
What was the name of the monster whirlpool that sinks ships?
Charybdis
When Odysseus's men open the bag of winds where do they get blown to?
Aeolia
What is a characterizing phrase for a person, place, or thing; such as “son of Laertes”
Epithet
How many years was Odysseus away from Ithaca?
20 years
Which Goddess disguised Odysseus as a beggar?
Athena
What monster killed six of Odysseus's men; making them seafood sailor food?
Scylla
After years with Circe, where does Odysseus go next?
Hades; Land of the Dead