Book 12
Circe (the Goddess of Sorcery) turned Odysseus' men into this creature
What are pigs
What island does Odysseus finally end his journey on.
What is Ithaca
What Greek virtue do Odysseus and Penelope show in these ending books
What is Loyalty
Odysseus did not put beeswax in his ears for the sirens, instead he tied himself to this part of the ship
What is the mast
Who is Helios
Who is the Sun God
What does Circe tell Odysseus and his men to put in their ears to avoid the Siren's song
What is beeswax
Which Goddess helps Odysseus make a plan to sneak into his house.
Who is Athena
Athena calms the angry families of the suitors by saying they should name Odysseus this title
What is King
How long does Odysseus spend on Calypso's island
What is 7 years
Greek sirens are not like the mermaid ones we might be used to, they are a woman's head on the body of this creature
What is an eagel/bird
What is the name of the six head serpent and raging whirlpool that Odysseus and his men face
Who are Scylla and Charybdis
Odysseus uses this disguise to sneak into his house, fooling the suitors
What is an old beggar
What is name of the suitor who pleads for Odysseus to spare the rest, even going as far as saying they will give him 20 oxen each
Who is Eurymachus
How long was Odysseus away from home (remember how long the Trojan War)
What is 20 years
After sleeping a year on Circe's island, she tells Odysseus to go to this location and meet with Teiresias
What is The Land of the Dead
After eating Helios' cattle, Helios threatens never to shine again. This God strikes down Odysseus and his ship, killing the rest of the crew.
Who is Zeus
Odysseus offered two of his servants these three things if they helped him take care of the suitors.
What is land, marriage, and cattle
How many hoops did Odysseus and the Suitors have to shoot an arrow through
What are 12 axe hoops
How many times does Charybdis swallow and spit out the water a day
What is 3 times a day
Who is Zeus' father
Who is Cronus
Who's island does Odysseus wash up on at the end of the book
Who is Calypso
Penelope sets a contest in place for her hand in marriage, it requires stringing this item (include the name of who it belongs to)
What is Odysseus' bow
What was the name of the “ring leader” of the suitors
Who is Antinous
How many books (chapters) is The Odyssey
What are the name's of the 3 seas that surround Greece
What are the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian seas