Greek Gods
I am the boss of bosses. The supreme god among Greek gods.
Who is Zeus?
I've waited 20 long years for my husband to return and have thwarted attempts by greedy suitors who have tried to marry me.
Who is Penelope?
I'm a freeloader and the nastiest of Penelope's suitors. I wouldn't even spare a bit of crust for a beggar.
Who is Antinous?
A long-wandering, eventful journey.
What is an Odyssey?
Like a literary word for something that compares things using "like" or "as," I compare heroic events with common occurrences.
I am the god of war. I am called upon during battles.
Who is Ares?
When my father gives me the nod I go to the hallway and remove all weapons and armor. Then I join him in battle against the suitors.
Who is Telemachus?
Our songs will entrance you so much so that you end of steering your vessels right into the deadly rocks on which we stand.
Who are the sirens?
A type of poem that is long in narration and utilizes a nation or culture's folklore to tell a story.
What is an epic poem?
I waited 20 long years for my master to return. I am old and frail and when I see him finally I can die peacefully.
Who is Argus?
I am the goddess of wisdom. I can turn a man into a beggar, like I did Odysseus, so that he may trick unsuspecting suitors.
Who is Athena?
My son is Odysseus, who set out on an epic adventure where many die. He will eventually return home to claim his throne.
Who is Laertes?
We convince some of Odysseus' crew to partake in our namesake. Doing so makes them not just forget their duties, but also unwilling to take them up ever again.
Who are the Lotus-Eaters?
Odysseus portrays which heroic trait when he tricks the cyclops and escapes?
What is cunning?
I wrote the dang poem!
I'm super peeved when Odysseus and his crew kill my cattle so I ask Zeus to return the favor and kill them too.
Who is Helios?
I am Odysseus' old friend and a swineherd. I am the first to meet the old king upon his return to Ithaca, hosting him in my hut for breakfast.
Who is Eumaeus?
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
The term for like-sounding word or syllables that are often close together in poems.
e.g.: He burned the bridge they had built.
What is alliteration?
What is Penelope's marriage challenge?
My son is a careless cyclops named Polyphemus who allowed Odysseus to blind him with a wooden stake after drinking too much wine.
Who is Poseidon?
I am a blind prophet who lives in the land of the dead. I tell Odysseus about the dangerous scenarios he may encounter though he does not always listen.
Who is Tiresias?
When my brethren ask me who has injured me, I respond "nobody." They think me a fool and tell me to pray.
What the Odyssey is written in, as opposed to prose.
What is verse?
The modern names of the sea and countries Odysseus likely visited on his trek.
(multiple answers: each correct one worth 100 points)Turkey (Troy), Greece (Ithaca), Italy (Circe), Sicily (Cyclops), Tunisia (Lotus Eaters), Mediterranean Sea.