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EPIC HERO
EPIC POEM
CHARACTERS
CUNNING
MISCELLANEOUS
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Low point?
Loss of crew, detained by calypso, men into pigs, falls asleep, etc
100
Where does Odysseus and his crew pillage the land and lose "six benches worth of men"?
Cicones
100
Goddess of war strategy
Athena
100
What did Odysseus originally tell the Cyclops his name was?
Nohbdy
100
How did Penelope put off the suitors for 3 years?
un-weaving the burial shroud for Laertes at night
200
How do Odysseus and his men escape the cave of Polyphemus?
tie themselves to the underbellies of sheep
200
Where does Odysseus's crew receive the bag of winds?
Aeolia
200
Race of cannibals
Laestrygonians
200
How was Odysseus disguised when he returned to Ithaca?
As a beggar
200
How does Odysseus prove to Penelope that he is indeed her husband?
He accurately describes their bed chamber
300
Who does Odysseus seek in the underworld?
Tiresias
300
Where was the war Odysseus was fighting away from home?
Troy
300
Goddess who loved Odysseus and kept him on her island
Calypso
300
What does Odysseus give to Polyphemus to throw him off of "his game"?
brandy--strong liquor from the gods
300
What is the challenge that Penelope has created for her suitors?
To string Odysseus's bow and shoot through axe handles
400
Arguably, where does Odysseus's pride betray him most?
When he tells the cyclops his name is Odysseus
400
Where does Odysseus see Elpenor?
Hades/the underworld
400
Goes on journey to find his father, hides weapons of the suitors
Telemachus
400
Why does Odysseus tie himself up to the ship when his men use beeswax against the Sirens?
to become wiser from their song
400
How many heads does Scylla have?
6
500
Which suitor would be considered the antagonist?
Antinous
500
Who tells Odysseus to seek Tiresias?
Circe
500
Father of polyphemus
Poseidon
500
How does Odysseus save his men from the land of the lotus eaters?
carries them to the ship and ties them down
500
What is Zeus's role in the epic poem?
As king of the gods, he rules the sky and creates bad weather to interfere