Vocabulary
What is another word for "Intense anger"?
wrath
Odysseus escapes the Cyclops’s cave by hiding under this animal
What are sheep?
What is unusual about the animals that surround Circe's castle?
They are all tame.
True or False: Odysseus takes all of his men with him to the land of the dead and all men are able to speak with the spirits of the dead.
False
In order to protect his men from the Sirens, what does Odysseus put into his men's ears?
Beeswax
True or False: Odysseus warned his men not to eat the cattle on Helios' Island
True
Ruler of the winds. Gave Odysseus a bag containing all of the winds to guide him back to Ithaca.
Who is Aeolus
What does it mean to be bold and without shame?
To be brazen
What animal does Circe turn Eurylochus into?
a Pig (swine)
This act caused the death of Elpenor
What is falling off of Circe's roof?
According to Eurylochus, what is the worst death
Starvation
Odysseus's men were turned into pigs because of her
Who is Circe?
In order to ________________ their hunger, the men of Odysseus' crew decided to kill Helios' cattle and eat them.
assuage
Odysseus does this following Circe's instructions to attract the souls of the dead
What is offer a sacrifice
To appease Helios, what does Eurylochus suggest that the men can do once they get home to Ithaca?
Build a temple to Helios
God who is preventing Odysseus and his men from getting home
Zeus
Which vocab word fits in this sentence
She felt _________ to help after seeing the family struggling.
Compelled
What did Aeolus give to Odysseus and his men as a gift and how did it cause problems?
It was a bag full of bad winds and because the crew opened it when Odysseus was sleeping, it blew them back to Aeolus.
What information does Odysseus' mother, Anticleia, reveal to him during their conversation in the Underworld?
That she died of grief and longing for him, and news of his family's state in Ithaca.
What is Circe's advice for dealing with Charybdis?
Avoiding Charybdis entirely by steering close to the cliff of Scylla
Why is Odysseus absent during the slaughter of Helios' cattle?
He was off praying by himself and the gods put him to sleep
Blind prophet who tells Odysseus of his fate
Tiresias
Which vocabulary words complete this sentence?
His _________ behavior shocked everyone because he showed no embarrassment at all and we all _______ his mother who has to discipline him.
brazen; pity
How many ships escape destruction on the island of giants?
Only 1
After going to the Land of the Dead, why does Odysseus return to Circe’s island?
He returns to get guidance about upcoming dangers
Why does Odysseus remind his men of the Cyclops?
To encourage them/ to remind them they have survived worse dangers
On Helios' island, what strange omen appears after the cattle are killed
Hides crawl and meat moos
Gave Odysseus plants to eat to protect him from Circe potions
Hermes
Complete the analogy using a vocabulary word
Anger: wrath :: Hatred: ____________
rancor
Odysseus and his men sail to this island of giants, where some of his crew are eaten
What is the land of the Laestrygonians
Upon their arrival at this island, which crew member tried to give Odysseus advice to sail away from Circe's island?
Eurylochus
What 4 people does Odysseus speak with in the Land of the Dead?
Elpenor, Anticlea, Achilles, Tiresias
How many times did Odysseus have to pass by Scylla and Charybdis?
Twice - Once with his men and once after his men had died (after Helios's island)
When he is alone, how does Odysseus escape Charybdis?
Clings to a fig tree until the mast resurfaces
Odysseus's mother
Who is Anticleia