Who is the main character of this epic who travels for 20 years to return home?
What is Odysseus
100
The god of the sea that seeks revenge against Odysseus
Who is Poseidon
100
The cyclops that is blinded by Odysseus and his men.
Who is Polyphemus
100
How long does Odysseus stay on Calypso's Island?
7 years
100
What test do the suitors have to pass to win the hand of Penelope?
What is string Odysseus' bow
200
The most awful suitor of them all and the one they kill first.
Who is Antinous
200
The god that continues to help Odysseus through his journey. She is the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy and is always there to help Odysseus when he needs it.
Who is Athena
200
The enchantress that turns Odysseus' men into pigs.
Who is Circe
200
What will Calypso give Odysseus if he stays with her?
What is Immortality
300
The son of Odysseus who travels to find his father, and helps him kill the suitors in the end.
Who is Telemachus
300
The god of the gods who sends a god to free Odysseus from Calypso's island.
Zeus
300
The monster that sings a song to lure ships to a rocky shore.
Who are the sirens
300
How does Polyphemus prevent Odysseus and his men from leaving his cave?
What is puts a boulder in front of the door.
300
What happened on the island of helios?
What is the men ate the cattle of the son god against Odysseus' orders and all the men die except Odysseus.
400
The wife of Odysseus that remains faithful to him during the entire twenty years of his absence
Who is Penelope
400
The goddess that is beautiful and keeps Odysseus trapped on her island for many years.
Who is Calypso
400
The people here love to feed Odysseus and his men so they forget all about where they are and where they should be going.
Who are the Lotus Eaters
400
Who is polyphemus' father? and why is this significant?
Who is Poseidon
400
Why does Telemachus get upset with his mother at the end of the epic.
What is he thinks his mother is being too distant with his father because he has been away so long she should be more affectionate
500
The loyal shepherd that greets Odysseus first when he returns home. Also helps kill all the suitors.
Who is Eumaeus
500
The messenger god who is sent to free Odysseus from the island of Calypso.
Who is Hermes
500
These monsters were involved towards the end of the journey. One monster loves to eat men and can be described as having many heads ( in the film we watched) and the other is whirlpool of doom full of teeth.
Scylla and Charybdis
500
What does Circe transform the men into?
What are pigs
500
Why is Penelope distant with Odysseus at first?
What is she does not believe it is really him, but rather a trick from the gods.