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Epic Characteristics/Odysseus
Poems
Travels of Odysseus
100
How long did the Trojan War last?
10 years
100
Who is the rude suitor?
Antinous
100
This is Odysseus' fatal flaw.
Hubris
100
All four poems are --- to THE ODYSSEY
allusions
100
He asks for Odysseus to be punished.
Polyphemus
200
Her kidnapping caused the Trojan War.
Helen
200
Who asks for a proper burial?
Elpenor
200
This means to ask the Muses for help.
An Invocation to the Muses
200
What is the "ancient gesture"?
Wiping away one's tears
200
Here, the men lose all hope of home
The Land of the Lotus Eaters
300
Which goddess was chosen as "the fairest"?
Aphrodite
300
Who predicts Odysseus' future in the underworld?
Tiresias
300
This is an extended comparison meant to help people understand the events in the poem.
Epic Simile
300
"A rock, a rock, a rock, a rock-steady woman" is a reference to whom?
Penelope
300
He gives Odysseus a bag of winds.
Aelous
400
Aphrodite favored which side in the Trojan War?
Troy
400
Who convinces the men to eat Helios' cattle?
Eurylochus
400
This is when a leader gives a stirring speech to inspire his men in battle.
Address to the host
400
In "Siren Song" the sirens lure men to their deaths through ---?
manipulation
400
Odysseus visits her island before and after going to the underworld.
Circe
500
Which goddess was not invited to Peleus and Thetis' wedding reception?
Eris
500
Which of the suitors does Telemachus kill?
Amphiniomus
500
This means that narration begins in the middle of the story at a critical point.
In medias res
500
The journey to Ithaca in the poem "Ithaca" is the journey of ---.
Life
500
After surviving the Sirens, Odysseus must survive these dangers.
Scylla and Charybdis