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Odysseus the schemer
Spirits and gods
General Knowledge
Wicked Women
The Sirens
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The liquor offered by Odysseus in an ivy bowl, intended to wash down the scraps of men
What is how does Odysseus get the Cyclops to fall asleep?
100
The god that the Cyclops (Polyphemus) prays to for revenge against Odysseus
Who is Poseidon?
100
The title of the work we are reading.
What is The Odyssey?
100
This is the classification given to Calypso
What is a nymph?
100
This is the danger of the Sirens described in the opening lines of the story.
What is that they will sing and hypnotize you?
200
The name Odysseus gives when the Cyclops asks. "Mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me..."
What is Nohbdy
200
He is god of the sea and Odysseus is traveling by boat. He could really make you seasick if he doesn't like you.
Why Poseidon is a bad god to have against you
200
The genre of the work we are reading.
What is Epic Poetry?
200
This is what the witch does to draw the men to her island
What is sing?
200
One of the two suggestions to avoid hearing the Siren's song. It may be a little sticky.
What is to plug your ears with beeswax?
300
The reason Odysseus lies about his name. It is not done by mistake but rather serves a specific purpose.
What is to trick the Cyclops
300
He controls the underworld. You could say he is the ruler "down under".
Who is Hades?
300
He is the author of the work we are reading. He was quite the storyteller.
Who is Homer?
300
This is the obstacle that Odysseus encounters on Calypso's island
What is that she keeps him prisoner?
300
Syclla uses these to harm those to try to pass her. It makes one wonder if extra stomachs come along with them as well.
What are the six heads that each claim one man?
400
This is the first part of Odysseus' plan to escape the Cyclops
What is stabbing the Cyclops in the eye with a hot spear?
400
This is the guy Odysseus desperately wants to speak with in the Land of the Dead.
Who is Teiresias?
400
He is the protagonist of this work.
Who is Odysseus?
400
Circe is angry with Odysseus' men because of this reason. It's not polite behavior, for a Greek guest.
What is eavesdropping?
400
These are the two Sirens which Odysseus and his men must pass, each with their own deadly methods and evil ways.
Who are Charybdis and Syclla?
500
The second part of Odysseus' plan to escape the Cyclops
What is riding on the underbelly of the sheep?
500
This is one of Odysseus' men that he sees while visiting the underworld.
Who is Elpenor?
500
She is the faithful Penelope.
Who is Odysseus' wife?
500
The witch Circe turns the men into these animals except for one part of them which remains human.
What is pigs and their minds?
500
She drinks the sea three times a day and then kills everyone with it. Talk about a deadly thirst.
What does Charybdis do that harms those who pass her?