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| Who wrote The Odyssey? | Homer |
| What story came before The Odyssey? | The Iliad |
| Who is the epic hero | Odysseus |
| Term for many gods | polytheism |
| Held Odysseus for several years | Calypso |
| Goddess of war and wisdom | Athena |
| Cyclops blinded by Odysseus | Polyphemus |
| Son of Odysseus | Telemachus |
| men trying to marry Penelope | suitors |
| why does Penelope unravel the burial shroud? | to stall choosing a suitor for marriage |
| The messenger god | Hermes |
| What happens when Odysseus leaves Calypso's island? | Poseidon hurls a storm at him for 20 days. |
| With narcotic flowers, these men drugged the crew | Lotus Eaters |
| How did Odysseus escape the cyclops? | Blind the giant and escape under sheep |
| What mistake did Odysseus make when leaving Polyphemus? | He identified himself |
| How did Aeolus help Odysseus? | He captured strong winds in a bag. |
| Godess who turned men into animals | Circe |
| Why did Odysseus visit the Land of the Dead? | He wanted to find a way home. |
| What mistake did the crew make on the island of Helios? | They ate the cows. |
| Why did the men put beeswax in their ears? | Protect themselves from man-eating Sirens |
| 6-headed man-eating monster | Scylla |
| whirlpool monster | Charybdis |
| What do the suitors plan when Telemachus returns from his travels? | ambush and kill him |
| Why does Odysseus delay seeing Penelope when he gets home? | Find out if she is loyal, check out the suitors |
| How does Odysseus safely walk among the suitors when he returns? | He is disguised as an old beggar. |
| What contest must a suitor win to marry Penelope? | String Odysseus's bow and shoot an arrow through axe handles |
| What goddess helps Odysseus kill 108 suitors? | Athena |
| How does Penelope test Odysseus when he returns? | She says she'll move the tree bed and he objects |
| Where is Odysseus's home? | Ithaca |
| After the war, how long does it take Odysseus to get home? | 10 years |
| Why is Poseidon angry at Odysseus? | He blinded Poseidon's son, Polyphemus |
| Who gives Odysseus an herb so Circe's magic would not work on him? | Hermes |
| What were some complications in the plot? | Cyclops, Circe, Calypso, the underworld, Scylla, Charybdis |
| Name one of Odysseus's external conflicts | Polyphemus, sea storms, suitors |
| What was an internal conflict for Odysseus? | wanted to rush home, but needed to see who was loyal |
| What was the setting of the Odyssey? | Ancient Greece |
| Name some suspense in the story | Polyphemus, Scylla, etc. |
| What is poetry that tells a story? | Narrative poetry |
| A long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero | epic |
| the hero of an epic | epic hero |
| the main character of a story | protagonist |
| a character who opposes the protagonist | antagonist |
| When we know Odysseus is alive but Penelope does not, this is an example of what? | dramatic irony |
| When something in the story happens differently than how the reader expects | situational irony |
| something that stands for something else | symbol |
| Who was responsible for the death of the crew? | Zeus sank the ship after the crew ate Helios's cows |
| Expain how Athena helped Odysseus. | begged her father (Zeus) to release Odysseus |
| Why were the Lotus Eaters dangerous? | They caused men to forget home. |
| How did Odysseus trick Polyphemus with his name? | He said it was "Nohbdy" |
| To whom does Polyphemus pray for revenge? | his father, Poseidon |
| Does Odysseus listen to the Sirens? Explain. | He had his crew tie him to the mast |
| What does Scylla do when the ship passes through the Straits of Scylla? | Scylla eats 6 men |
| Explain the symbolism of the Straits of Scylla and Charybids. | Odysseus needs to chooses between two bad choices. |
| How is Helios's island symbolic? | Humans need to listen to the gods. |
| Odysseus never gave up on getting home when he was captive with Calypso. What theme does this show? | You should never give up on reaching goals. |
| Give an example of dramatic irony from the story. | We know the beggar is Odysseus but Penelope does not know. |
| What are some internal conflicts characters face? | Penelope wants to be faithful to Odysseus but also wants to honor her promise to him. Many others |
| HOMER | WROTE THE ODYSSEY |
| MAY HAVE BEEN BLIND | HOMER |
| HOMER MAY HAVE BEEN A | WOMAN |
| ATHENA | GODDESS OF WAR AND WISDOM |
| ODYSSEUS IS AN | EPIC HERO |
| THE GENRE OF THE ODYSSEY IS | EPIC POEM |
| 20 | THE NUMBER OF YEARS ODYSSEUS IS AWAY FROM HOME |
| 10 | THE # OF YEARS AT WAR |
| GREECE FOUGHT | TROY IN THE TROJAN WAR |
| ACHILLES | KILLED HECTOR |
| PARIS | KILLED ACHILLES |
| PRIAM | KING OF TROY |
| HELEN | MARRIED TO MENELAEUS |
| AGAMEMNON | MENELAEUS' BROTHER |
| ITHACA | ODYSSEUS HOME |
| Aeolus | keeper of the winds |
| Alcinous | King of the Phaiacians |
| Antinous | leader of the suitors. |
| Argos | Odysseus's old hunting dog |
| Calypso | island nymph on Ogygia |
| Charybdis | A whirlpool which draws vessels to their doom |
| Circe | Daughter of the Sun; goddes of the wild; enchantress |
| Eumaeus | keeper of Odysseus' swine |
| Eurylochus | Husband of Odysseus' sister; sailor with Odysseus |
| Eurymachus | Son of Polybus/suitor from Ithaca |
| Hades | ruler of the underworld |
| Hermes | used his ingenuity and abilities to persuade the nymph Calypso to release Odysseus |
| Laertes | aged father of Odysseus |
| Penelope | Odysseus's faithful wife |
| Persephone | queen of the underworld |
| Polyphemos | Son of Poseidon/giant Cyclops and ogre. |
| Poseidon | God of the Sea |
| Scylla | Daughter of Crataiis; six-headed monster and man eater |
| Sirens | Fatal beguilers of men with their singing |
| Teiresias | Blind prophet of Thebes. |
| Telemachus | Son of Odysseus and Penelope |
| Zeus | king of the gods and ruler of the sky |
| Antinous | the most arrogant and meanest suitor |
| Eumaeus | the swineherd |
| Eurycleia | Odysseus' old nurse |
| Philoteus | the cowherd |
| Helen | the face who launched a thousand ships |
| Aeaea | home to Circe |
| Calypso | a nymph who keeps Odysseus for seven years |
| Charybdis | the whirlpool monster |
| Circe | she turns Odysseus' men into pigs |
| Cyclops | a one-eyed giant |
| Scylla | she always eats 6 men at a time |
| Olympus | the mountain home of the gods |
| Zeus | the most powerful god |
| Antinous | the most arrogant and meanest suitor |
| Argos | Odysseus' old dog |
| Eumaeus | the swineherd |
| Eurycleia | Odysseus' old nurse |
| Laertes | Odysseus' dad |
| Penelope | the queen of Ithaca |
| Philoteus | the cowherd |
| Helen | the face who launched a thousand ships |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta; husband of Helen |
| Aeaea | home to Circe |
| Alcinous | the king of Phaecia; Nausicaa's dad |
| Calypso | a nymph who keeps Odysseus for seven years |
| Charybdis | the whirlpool monster |
| Circe | she turns Odysseus' men into pigs |
| Cyclops | a one-eyed giant |
| Hades | king of the Land of the Dead |
| Persephone | queen of the Land of the Dead |
| Nausicaa | the princess of Phaeacia |
| Polyphemus | the son of Poesidon |
| Scylla | she always eats 6 men at a time |
| Sirens | sea nymphs whose beautiful music lures sailors to their deaths |
| Teiresias | a famous blind prophet who Odysseus meets in the Land of the Dead |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom, war, peace, and crafts |
| Hermes | the messenger god |
| Olympus | the mountain home of the gods |
| Poseidon | god of the sea and earth |
| Zeus | the most powerful god |
| POSEIDON | GOD OF THE SEA |
| ZEUS | MARRIED TO HERA |
| ODYSSEUS | PROUD AND CURIOUS |
| PENELOPE | LOYAL |
| EURYLOCHUS | PENELOPE'S BROTHER |
| TELEMACHUS | ODYSSEUS' SON |
| SUITORS | WANT TO MARRY PENELOPE |
| CIRCE | TURNS MEN INTO SWINE |
| MOLY | PLANT THAT WEAKENS CIRCE'S POWER |
| HERMES | MESSENGER GOD |
| HOMER | WROTE THE ODYSSEY |
| APHRODITE | GODDESS OF LOVE |
| ATHENA | ALWAYS HELPS ODYSSEUS |
| GODDESS OF WAR AND WISDON | ATHENA |
| PARIS | PRINCE OF TROY |
| HELEN | MOST BEAUTIFUL HUMAN WOMAN |
| AGAMEMNON | LEADER OF THE GREEK ARMY |
| ERIS | GODDESS OF DISCORD |
| HELIOS | GOD OF THE SUN |
| KINE | ANOTHER WORD FOR CATTLE |
| AEOLUS | GIVES ODYSSEUS A BAG OF WIND |
| Odysseus | epic hero, king of Ithaca |
| Ismarus | first stop after Troy, men got drunk, stole red wine, lost many men |
| Telemachus | son of epic hero |
| Cyclops | one-eyed giant |
| Circe | witch, turns men to animals |
| Lotus Eaters | drug-munching island dwellers |
| Aeolus | bagged the winds for Odysseus |
| Sirens | beautiful voices lured men to their deaths |
| Scylla | 6 headed monster, eats men |
| Charybdis | hungry whirlpool |
| Helios | God of the Sun, has holy cows |
| suitors | greedy men, bad guests |
| polytheism | Greeks religion |
| epic | long narrative poem about a hero |
| Homer | blind, Greek author of Odyssey |
| Athena | Odysseus' goddess/mentor |
| Zeus | king of the gods |
| Invocation | prayer at beginning of epic |
| Trojan horse | tricked the people of Troy |
| Penelope | loyal wife, great hostess, queen of Ithaca |
| CICONES | 6 BENCHES ARE EMPTY AFTER THE BATTLE WITH THESE PEOPLE. |
| POLYPHEMUS | THE CYCLOPS |
| UNDERNEATH A RAM | HOW ODYSSEUS ESCAPES THE CYCLOPS |
| TURNS MEN INTO SWINE | CIRCE DOES THIS. |
| EPIC POEM | THE ODYSSEY |
| PROTAGONIST | ODYSSEUS |
| ANTAGONIST | POSEIDON |
| EXTERNAL CONFLICT | ODYSSEUS VERSUS POLYPHEMUS |
| Zeus | the most powerful god |
| Argos | Odysseus' old dog |
| Eurycleia | Odysseus' old nurse |
| Laertes | Odysseus' dad |
| Penelope | the queen of Ithaca |
| Philoteus | the cowherd |
| Helen | the face who launched a thousand ships |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta; husband of Helen |
| Aeaea | home to Circe |
| Alcinous | the king of Phaecia |
| Calypso | a nymph who keeps Odysseus for seven years |
| Charybdis | the whirlpool monster |
| Circe | she turns Odysseus' men into pigs |
| Cyclops | a one-eyed giant |
| Hades | king of the Land of the Dead |
| Persephone | queen of the Land of the Dead |
| Polyphemus | the son of Poesidon |
| Scylla | she always eats 6 men at a time |
| Sirens | sea nymphs whose beautiful music lures sailors to their deaths |
| Antinous | the most arrogant and meanest suitor |
| Teiresias | a famous blind prophet who Odysseus meets in the Land of the Dead |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom, war, peace, and crafts |
| Hermes | the messenger god |
| Olympus | the mountain home of the gods |
| Poseidon | god of the sea and earth |
| Eumaeus | the swineherd |
