As is the generation of leaves, so is that of
humanity. The wind scatters the leaves on
the ground, but the live timber burgeons
with leaves again in the season of spring
returning. So one generation of men will
grow while another dies.
What is epic simile?
100
This character was an infant at the beginning of the story.
Who is Telemachus?
100
The place from which the men were told not to steal cows.
Where is Sicily?
200
Sacrificing his gold before the men needed to shows this personality trait?
What is Odysseus' selflessness?
200
The god whose son cried out to him for help and made Odysseus' journey home a nightmare.
Who is Poseidon?
200
This type of character shows great change throughout the course of a story.
What is a round character?
200
The author of The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
200
The location where Odysseus is trying to return.
What is Ithaca?
300
This type of person holds all the good qualities of humanity.
What is an epic hero?
300
This god gave Odysseus a flower to combat his enemy.
Who is Hermes?
300
When Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of wind to help him return home safely.
What is divine intervention?
300
The man who won Helen of Troy.
Who is Paris?
300
The men battled here for 10 years.
What is Troy?
400
By winning an archery game.
How does Odysseus win back his wife?
400
The underwater woman who grabs 6 men at a time.
Who is Scylla?
400
The idea of fate is repeatedly addressed in the story to convey the message that events in life are out of the control of humanity.
What is an example of a motif?
400
This man reinforces the idea that "while the cat is away, the mice will play"
Who is Antonius?
400
The island on which the men wanted to sleep forever.
What is Lotus Land?
500
By praying to the gods.
Why does Odysseus get to leave Calypso's isalnd?
500
These bird-like sisters' singing is deathly.
Who are the Sirens?
500
Written in verse, tells the tales of gods and heroes, and starts with an invocation to the Muses.
What are the characteristics of an epic?
500
This character was 2nd in command.
Who is Eurylochus?
500
On the way here, a man fell overboard and "turned into a seagull."