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Vocabulary Words
Supernatural creatures
Important Events
Elements of an Epic
The Greek Gods
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What is the definition of Gullet?
What is throat or passageway.
100
These creatures lure sailors to their death with their beautiful songs.
What are the sirens.
100
Odysseus saves his men from the Sirens' songs by doing this.
What is Plugging his men's ears with beeswax.
100
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that his is his name.
What is Nobody?
100
______ became angry when his cattle were eaten.
What is Helios?
200
What is the definition of baffle?
What is to puzzle or confuse.
200
The name of the cyclops that Odysseus injures is?
What is Polyphemus
200
What is ironic about the prophet Teiresias' ability to predict the future?
What is that he is blind?
200
Odysseus demonstrates this trait by lying about his name to the cyclops.
What is cleverness
200
This greek god is the father of Polyphemus.
What is Poseidon?
300
What is the definition of the word ferocity?
What is state of being savage or violent.
300
This supernatural creature is a giant mealstrom or whirlpool.
What is Charybdis?
300
The number of Odysseus' men that Scylla ate.
What is six?
300
What is one way Odysseus shows physical strength and ability in The Odyssey?
Multiple answers
300
This Greek Goddess helped Odysseus in Part One.
What is Athena?
400
What is the definition of astern?
What is behind or toward the rear?
400
This creature turns some of Odysseus' men into pigs.
What is the Witch Circe?
400
King Aeolus gives Odysseus' men this.
What is a bag of wind?
400
What is one way Odysseus shows intellectual strength in The Odyssey?
Multiple answers
400
This God punishes Odysseus' men at the end of Part One with a lightening bolt.
What is Zeus.
500
What is the definition of profusion?
What is large supply or abundance.
500
This nymph's cave is the last episode Odysseus experiences before returning home to Ithaca.
What is Calypso?
500
After blinding the cyclops, Odysseus and his men escape by doing this.
What is by tying his men to the bellies of rams.
500
One characteristic of an epic hero is?
Multiple answers
500
This god is the messenger god who helps Odysseus.
What is Hermes.