Characterization
Plot
Vocabulary
Graphic Novel versus Poem
100
The protagonist
Who is Odysseus?
100
Prior to the events in this excerpt, Odysseus and his men encounter her...
Who is the witch goddess, Circe?
100
An odyssey...
What is a long, eventful, adventurous journey?
100
The graphic novel starts out this way...
What is...with the crew's altercation with Scylla?
200
The blind prophet
Who is Tiresias?
200
The blind prophet saw this in Odysseus' crew's future...
What is...that Odysseus' crew would face destruction if they harmed the cattle of the sun god Helios on the island of Thrinacia?
200
Immortal...
What is it to live forever?
200
In the poem (but not in the graphic novel), she tells Helios the bad news...
Who is...Lampetia, the daughter of the sun god Helios?
300
He is the Sun God...
Who is Helios?
300
Odysseus did this after his crew began to deplete (run out of) their provisions (food/supplies)...
What is... prayed to the Gods for guidance?
300
Mutinous...
What is... a refusal to obey orders?
300
The poem begins here...
Where is... on the island of Thrinacia?
400
She was turned into a sea monster for flooding the land and angering Zeus.
Who is Charybdis?
400
Odysseus' attempt to help his crew when they began to run out of food was unsuccessful because this happened to him...
What is...the Gods put him to sleep?
400
Clamor...
What is... a loud, confusing noise or even demands, like people shouting?
400
The graphic novel is different from the poem because...
What is...visual illustrations versus descriptive language (answers may vary)?
500
She's a multi-headed, dragon looking sea monster; Circe was jealous of her.
Who is... Scylla?
500
This is how Zeus punished Odysseus' crew...
What is... Zeus sends down a lightning bolt, which destroys Odysseus's ship and kills his crew?
500
An omen...
What is something that is likely to happen in the future, whether it will be bad or good; a sign
500
The excerpt from the graphic novel ends with Odysseus finally sailing back home--to the island of Ithaca. However, the poem ends this way...
What is...with Odysseus arriving at Calypso's island?
