Intro to Myth/The Odyssey
The term for a long narrative poem about the adventures of heroes.
What is EPIC?
A female sheep?
What is a EWE?
The messenger god with golden sandals.
Who is HERMES?
Who is ZEUS?
"But when day came he sat on the rocky shore / and broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet / scanning the bare horizon of the sea."
What is CALYPSO, THE SWEET NYMPH?
The name of the blind poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is HOMER?
The word used for a very strong wind.
What is a GALE?
He appears with a golden staff, and speaks truths after drinking blood.
Who is TEIRESIAS?
She is the goddess of wisdom, and Odysseus' protector and advocate.
Who is ATHENA?
"But those who ate this honeyed plant... never cared to report, nor return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on / that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland."
What is THE LOTUS EATERS?
Odysseus was a great solider in this war.
What is THE TROJAN WAR?
To reflect, ruminate, or think about something.
What is PONDER?
Odyssey speaks at length in his court - the name of the king of the Phaeacians?
Who is ALCINOUS?
She is the enchantress and goddess who turns Odysseus' men into swine.
Who is CIRCE?
“‘Oh stay, O pride of Greece! Ulysses, stay!
Oh cease thy course, and listen to our lay!
Blest is the man ordain’d our voice to hear,
The song instructs the soul, and charms the ear."
What is THE SIRENS?
Odysseus pulled a "trick" on the Greeks with this specific type of item - which was presented as a gift but contained soldiers inside of it!
What is THE WOODEN HORSE?
Profoundly wise, full of wisdom.
What is SAGE?
She is the one who sends Odysseus to the Land of the Dead to practice a ritual to see his destiny.
Who is CIRCE?
She is the beautiful nymph goddess who keep Odysseus on her island for seven years.
Who is CALYPSO?
"You ask my honorable name? Remember / the gift you promised me, and I shall tell you. / My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends / everyone calls me Nohbdy."
What is THE CYCLOPS?
Odysseus is journeying back to his island home, of which he is king. The name of his island?
What is ITHACA?
An abundance or large quantity.
What is PROFUSION?
This crew member convinces the others to kill and eat Helios' sacred cattle. His name?
Who is EURYLOCHUS?
He is the son of the sea Poseidon, a Cyclops, and a (now blinded and flockless) shepherd.
Who is POLYPHEMUS?
"Low she sang / in her beguiling voice, while on her loom / she wove ambrosial fabric sheer and bright"
What is THE ENCHANTRESS CIRCE?