Odysseus
How many years total was Odysseus gone from Ithaca?
20 years
What is the name of the character who turns Odysseus' men into pigs?
Circe
How was Odysseus safe from the Sirens?
Tied to the mast
What do the suitors do when Odysseus doesn't return after the Trojan War?
They eat his food, drink his wine, and demand Penelope marry one of them.
A long narrative poem is called..
an epic
Which Goddess aids in Odysseus along his journey?
Athena
Who is the suitor, called a ringleader, that Odysseus kills first.
Antinous
Explain 2 reasons Odysseus and his crew are able to escape Cyclops' cave.
Blinding him, Nohbdy, Escaping via sheep.
Identify 1 reason why Odysseus disguised as a beggar before he goes home?
1. To test Penelope's loyalty and that of others
2. To protect him from the evil suitors
3. To test hospitality
The story begins "in the middle of things"...
in medias res
Name at least one god/person that delays Odysseus's return home.
Poseidon / Circe / Calypso
This God is the father of The Cyclops, (Polyphemus).
Poseidon.
What is the name of the monsterous whirlpool?
Charybdis
How many axes does Odysseus shoot the arrow through? (The same amount as the hero's journey stages.)
12
define an epic hero
larger than life character, brave, clever
This man fell off the roof on Circe's Island. He broke his neck and awaited a proper burial.
Elpenor
What does the blind prophet Tiresias say Odysseus and his men should NOT do?
Kill the cattle of the sun god, Helios.
1. Weaving and unraveling
2. The bow and arrow challenge
The third stage in the Hero's Journey
refusal
How was the Odyssey originally shared/told?
The Odyssey was performed orally (spoken).
This blind prophet offered assistance to Odysseus while in The Land of the Dead.
Tiresias
List two parts of Tiresias's prophecy.
IF they touch the cows:
1. Ship and crew will be destroyed
2. Lost at sea for more years
3. O. will return on a foreign ship, and Ithaca will be overrun with greedy suitors
4. He must kill the suitors.
5. Go inland with an oar.
6. Plant the oar and make a sacrifice to Poseidon
7. Then a sacrifice to all the gods
8. O. will have a peaceful death at an old age surrounded by loved ones
How does Penelope test Odysseus' identity?
She tells her servant to move his bed outside of their bedroom.
Define cunning
having or showing skill by deceit, craftiness, or trickery