Characters 1
This character is twenty years old when Odysseus returns to Ithaca
Who is Telemachus?
The protagonist of The Odyssey.
Who is Odysseus?
The beautiful goddess ____ kept Odysseus on her island for many years until the messenger god told her it was time for him to leave.
Who is Calypso?
When the gods wish to send a message they do so through …
Who is Hermes?
The length of time Odysseus tells Penelope to wait to remarry.
What is until Telemachus has a beard?
A six-headed monster
Who is Scylla?
Patron god of Ithaca and protector of Odysseus
Who is Athena?
This is the most important thing in Greek culture.
What is hospitality?
Credit for telling the story of The Odyssey goes to the blind poet:
Who is Homer?
The Trojan War lasts for this many years.
What is 10 years?
Women who lured sailors to their death with beautiful songs.
Who are the Sirens?
A giant sea . monster who sucks down Odysseus' boat and remaining men.
Who is Charybdis?
Odysseus and his men meet great tragedy when the land on the island of____ and must poke his eye out to escape
Who is the Cyclops, Polyphemus.
Odysseus is an unusual hero because:
He is good looking
He is both smart and strong
He has lots of money
What is B?
How does Odysseus and his crew get past the Sirens?
What is they have wax in their ears and they tie Odysseus to the mast?
The ruler of Phaeacia, he provides Odysseus a way back to Ithaca
Who is King Alcinoos?
A swineherd who helps Odysseus in his fight against the suitors.
Who is Eumaeus?
This is what Poseidon wants Odysseus to learn.
What is humility?
The goddess who turned Odysseus’ men into animals (swine) was
Who is Circe?
Odysseus prevents Circe from turning him into an animal in this way.
What is he eats the herb Hermes gives him?
A suitor, very arrogant. Also the first to die.
Who is Antinoos?
Odysseus' faithful wife
Who is Penelope?
This is a theme of The Odyssey.
What is respect others and don’t disrespect the laws of hospitality?
A myth is…
What is a traditional story that explains a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon and has a moral.
\ Odysseus and his men get out of Cyclop's cave in this way.
What is they hide under the sheep?