Characters 1
This is the first mortal Odysseus meets after arriving back home to Ithaca
Eumaeus
This person returns home to Ithaca and meets Odysseus for the first time in Eumeaus's hut.
Telemachus
This character advises Odysseus on how to pass by Scylla and Charybdis.
Circe
What does Odysseus do to avoid his entire ship being swallowed when he passes by Charybdis?
Move to the side of the channel where Scylla lives instead.
Consider the events of The Iliad (Trojan War) and The Odyssey so far. What is Odysseus's "Common World"?
His life in Ithaca.
This is the person who returns home after being given a ship by King Alcinoos.
Odysseus
This character disguises Odysseus as a beggar.
Athena.
This is the god of the sun who "owns" the sacred cattle Odysseus's men eat.
Helios
When Odysseus is praying to the gods for salvation, what do his men do to the cattle of Helios?
They kill and eat them.
Consider the events of The Iliad (Trojan War) and The Odyssey together. What is Odysseus's call to adventure, that causes him to leave his the Common World?
He is called off to participate in the Trojan War.
This is the person who strikes Odysseus with a chair as he's disguised as a beggar in his own home.
Antinoos
This person hears from Eumaeus of the mysterious beggar's stories (including those about Odysseus) and wants to hear them for herself.
Penelope
This is the monster with six heads that eats Odysseus's men as they sail past.
Scylla
How does Zeus punish those who eat the cattle of the sun god?
He strikes their ship with a lightning bold and only Odysseus survives?
Consider the events of The Iliad (Trojan War) and The Odyssey together. Who is the character who mentors Odysseus the most throughout his hero's journey?
Athena.
This character sees Odysseus and recognizes him one last time before passing away of old age.
Argos, his dog.
This person is mistaken for a god by his own son when he first lays eyes on his true form.
Odysseus
This is the monster that swallows up whole ships when she opens her mouth.
Charybdis
How does Telemachus know not to go offshore at the main port, but to sail east and go offshore instead?
Athena whispers it to him in his sleep.
Consider the events of The Iliad (Trojan War) and The Odyssey together. What are some of the tests and trials that Odysseus faces after leaving his home?
Trojan War, fighting Ajax for Achilles's armor, the Trojan Horse, being blown off course by Poseidon, the Lotus Eaters, the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, the Underworld, the cattle of Helios, etc.
This person is taken onto Telemachus's ship, and later tells Penelope that he has foreseen Odysseus's arrival back in Ithaca.
These characters return in the morning to continue eating and drinking away the stores of Odysseus's manor.
The suitors
These are the creatures whose voices bewitch men to their deaths.
Sirens
What instructions does Odysseus give Telemachus to do when he nods?
When Odysseus nods, Telemachus must gather up all the weapons from the hall and lock them in the storeroom.
Consider the events of The Iliad (Trojan War) and The Odyssey together. What do you think the final battle in Odysseus's hero's journey will be?
Fighting the suitors and reuniting with Penelope.