Show:
The Gods
The People
Character, Plot, or Setting?
Epic Hero Cycle
Anything Goes!
100
The god/goddess that favors Odysseus
Who is Athena?
100
Son of Odysseus
Who is Telemachus?
100
"Cyclops, you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me, and I shall tell you. My name is Nohbdy: mother father and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy"
What is characterization? This quote comes directly from Odysseus and shows us something important about his character.
100
Odysseus possesses this particular strength/talent and this particular flaw (one that gets him in trouble the most)
What is intelligence and pride/boastfulness
100
This man wrote the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
200
He attacks this god/goddess's son and angers him/her greatly.
Who is Poseidon?
200
The faithful wife.
Who is Penelope?
200
"We bore down on the ships at the sea's edge and launched her on the salt immortal sea... in tears, with bitter and sore dread upon us."
What is setting? This is a great description of one of the most important stages of the entire epic, the sea.
200
This is the quest with which Odysseus is charged.
What is returning to his home, Ithaca, from the Trojan War.
200
This is the form in which The Odyssey is written.
What is an epic poem?
300
This god/goddess is forced to dismember Odysseus's crew after they eat the cattle.
Who is Zeus?
300
Odysseus's faithful friend back in Ithica.
Who is Eumaeus?
300
After Odysseus's men are killed, he must make his journey home alone.
What is plot: This is a description of WHAT HAS HAPPENED in the story line, so it must be plot.
300
The hero tends to have help from a supreme being. This is that "being" for Odysseus
Who is Athena?
300
The monster that looked as a whirlpool with teeth in its depths.
Who is Charybdis?
400
This god/goddess tells Calypso to free Odysseus
Who is Hermes?
400
The one who recognized Odysseus by his voice
Who is Argos (Odysseus's dog)?
400
"My garden overflows/thick and mild and hidden/is the sweetness there that grows."
What is setting? Calypso is describing her garden's features that makes it a tempting place to stay.
400
The hero's travels take him to a supernatural world where normal humans are barred from entering. This is where Odysseus went.
Where is "The Land of the Dead"
400
The monster with six heads and twelve tentacle-like legs.
Who is Scylla?
500
If this god/goddess demanded to have his/her way or the world would no longer have sun.
Who is Helios?
500
The member of the crew who talked everyone into eating the cattle.
Who is Eurylochos?
500
"Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea."
What is What is plot? This quote is describing a storm coming upon the ships, a part of the story line with no focus on character traits nor a focus on the setting.
500
The hero experiences some type of restitution at the end of the journey. This is Odysseus's:
What is regaining control of his kingdom and his family.
500
This is how long Odysseus has been away from home.
What is 20 years?