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Who tells Odysseus a prophecy and warns Odysseus to make sure his men do not touch the cattle of Helios?
Tiresias
Who locks Odysseus and his men in a cave after eating four of them?
Polyphemus
What does Odysseus use to blind the Cyclops?
A sharpened stick that was heated in the fire.
Who advises Odysseus to hide his gifts in a cave so the suitors won’t find them and advises Telemachus in his sleep to visit Eumaeus?
Athena
The island Odysseus comes from.
Ithaca
Who does Odysseus give up immortality for Calypso when offers it?
Penelope
These creatures sing and cause men to swim towards them and eventually die.
The sirens
How does Odysseus protect his men from the sirens?
He puts beeswax in their ears.
Who is unable to forgive Odysseus for blinding his son, Polyphemus?
Poseidon
Where does Odysseus meet Tiresias?
The Land of the Dead
Who forgets to lock the storeroom and causes the suitors to be able to find the weapons?
Telemachus
Why is Charybdis dangerous? What does it do?
Charybdis is a geyser and whirlpool that sucks in all the water as well as ships.
Odysseus drags his men back to the ship when they eat too much of this type of fruit.
Lotus Fruit
Who comes to Ogygia to tell Calypso to set Odysseus free and gives Odysseus an herb so he won’t turn into a pig?
Hermes
The place where 12 gods, including Zeus and Athena, reside (live).
Mount Olympus
Who recognizes the scar on Odysseus’ foot?
Eurycleia
These creatures sing and cause men to swim towards them and eventually die.
The sirens
How does Odysseus trick the cyclops to get himself and his men out of the cave without Polyphemus noticing?
Who turns the men into pigs, hosts Odysseus and his men for a year, and then advises them to visit the Land of the Dead?
Circe
The island where Calypso keeps Odysseus for 7 years.
Ogygia
- How does Odysseus prove that he is Odysseus to the suitors?
- How does he prove who he is to his wife?
Suitors-By stringing his bow and shooting straight through 12 axe heads.
Wife-By knowing that part of his bed is built from a live tree with roots..
What are the two omens that let Odysseus know it is too late after the men have eaten the cattle?
The hides begin to crawl and the meat starts to bellow (moo).
How does Odysseus plan to trick the suitors so that only he and Telemachus are armed?
He tells Telemachus to lock all the weapons in the storeroom except for two.
What are two things that Calypso does to help Odysseus leave Ogygia?
She helps him find wood, shows him how to navigate using the stars, and give him supplies.
Odysseus and his men are blown back to this place after the men open the bag of wind.
Aeolia