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Background & Themes
Monsters
The Journey
Hero's Journey
The Journey, Continued
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Accepted rhapsode of The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
100
son of Poseidon
What is Polyphemus/Cyclops?
100
witch-goddess who turn Odysseus's men into swine
Who is Circe?
100
Odysseus's "Ordinary World"
What is Ithaca?
100
After eating these fruits, Odysseus' men no longer wish to go home.
What are the Lotus Flowers?
200
Long, narrative poem that tell of the adventures of heroes who embody the values of their particular civilizations.
What is an epic?
200
sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious music lures sailors to steer their ships toward the rocks
Who are sirens?
200
God of the sea who is an enemy of Odysseus
Who is Poseidon?
200
Odysseus's "Mentor/Helper"
Who is Athena?
200
Length of time Odysseus is gone away from his home.
What is 20 Years?
300
Why does Penelope and Telemachus allow the suitors to stay in his house?
What is Greek rule of Hospitality?
300
monster with six serpent heads, each having a triple row of fangs
Who is Scylla?
300
How Odysseus escapes from the Cyclops
What is wine and sheep
300
The step in the Hero's Journey in which Odysseus is told to go to the Trojan War.
What is "The Call to Adventure?"
300
Person who provides Odysseus with a prophecy about his future
Who is Teiresias?
400
Symbol of theme of pure loyalty
Who is Argos (Odysseus's dog)
400
monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool
Who is Charybdis?
400
How Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus
What is the scar on his leg from the wild boar?
400
The step in the Hero's Journey in which Odysseus goes to Hades
What is Death/Rebirth (Ordeal)?
400
Odysseus's weakness (and give an example!)
What is hubris? Calling out his name to the Cyclops
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What do almost all of the monsters have in common? What does that represent?
Almost all are women - the villanization of women, especially those with power and sexuality
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Goddess-nymph who kept Odysseus for seven years
Who is Calypso?
500
Aeolus's gift to Odysseus that his men open
bag of winds
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Part 4 of the Hero's Journey, which contains steps 10-12
What is Road Back/Hero's Return?
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Penelope's final test to prove her husband's identity
What is describing their marriage bed?