Show:
The Story
Son of Odysseus
Penelope's Suitors
Odysseus
The Gods
100
Who does the narrator call on for inspiration to tell the story of Odysseus?
What are the muses
100
Odysseus' son's name.
What is Telemachus
100
What is the definition of a suitor?
What is someone who is courting a woman and seeking her hand in marriage?
100
At the beginning of the Odyssey, how long has the Trojan War been over?
What is 10 years.
100
Who is the goddess (female) who protects Odysseus?
Who is Athena?
200
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
What is Homer
200
In what form does Athena come to Odysseus' son to guide him to leave Ithaca?
What is as Mentor, an old friend of Odysseus?
200
What is the suitors' plan for when Telemachus returns to Ithaca?
What is to ambush his ship and kill him.
200
Who holds Odysseus as prisoner on an enchanted island?
Who is Calypso.
200
Who is the god (male) of war?
Who is Ares?
300
What genre is The Odyssey?
What is an epic poem
300
To where does Odysseus' son sail to look for information about his father?
What is to Pylos?
300
How does Odysseus escape from Calypso's island?
What is Hermes frees him and Calypso provides him with the materials to build a ship.
300
How did the god of the underworld get his wife, Persephone?
What is he kidnapped her.
400
What is the relationship between gods and men?
What is the gods serve as parents/protectors/disciplinarians.
400
What information does King Nestor give about Odysseus?
What is that Odysseus is a brave and courageous warrior?
400
What is the name of the suitor in charge? It starts with an "A."
What is Antinous
400
Who does Athena lead Odysseus to at the river bank in Book 6?
Who is Nausicaa?
400
Who is Aelous?
What is the god of the winds.
500
What are the two worlds in a hero's journey (think of the pokeball)
What is the normal world and the special world
500
Why does Telemachus need to return to Ithaca?
What is because the suitors have taken control
500
How does Penelope put off choosing a suitor to marry?
What is she tears out fibers from the shroud she is weaving?
500
What is the name of Odysseus' kingdom?
What is Ithaca?
500
What is Hermes' Roman Name?
What is Mercury?