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Homer
General Knowledge
Hodgepodge
Gods, Godesses, Nymphs
Action and Adventure
100
The author of The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
100
Approximately what year did Homer live...
What is 700 B.C.?
100
In an epic poem, this is often huge--like a sea or universe.
What is setting?
100
He stirs the sea when angry.
Who is Poseidon?
100
Aeolus, the God of this, blows Odysseus and his crew to Ithaca and back.
What is the Wind?
200
The possible reason that Homer could not read or write.
What is blindness?
200
The god of the seas,who delays Odysseus with his fierce storms
Who is Poseidon?
200
In an epic poem, typically the hero takes a long _______.
What is journey
200
The chief God who was looking over Odysseus and his men in the cave of Polyphemus.
Who is Zeus?
200
Messenger of the Gods, this guy deserves a spot on the track team.
Who is Hermes?
300
The way storytellers or bards share stories since they were not written down.
What is orally?
300
The cruelest of the suitors and the first one killed
Who is Antinous?
300
The duration of the Trojan War.
What is 10 years?
300
The herald who delivers messages from the Gods (also a fabulous designer label).
Who is Hermes?
300
Although Odysseus went to the underworld to meet Tiresias, this is the God of Death.
Who is Hades?
400
"Son of Laertes" is an example of a phrase that occured throughout the poem. Homer used this method to help himself and the audience remember stories.
What is Homeric Simile?
400
Odysseus's son, who helps him kill the suitors
Who is Telemachus?
400
The King of Ithaca
Who is Odysseus?
400
Not considered a true Goddess, Calypso is called this.
What is a sea nymph?
400
This Greek city was named by Athena, for herself.
What is Athens?
500
What is the name of the first epic poem written by Homer about the Trojan War?
What is the Iliad?
500
Odysseus's aged father
Who is Laertes?
500
Faithful wife of Odysseus
Who is Penelope?
500
Odysseus is her favorite and she protects him throughout the epic poem.
Who is Athena?
500
What was the challenge Penelope gave the suitors?
They had to shoot Odysseus's bow through axes.