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| Epithet | Word or phrase used to describe a person or place |
| Achilles | Greatest of the Greek warriors |
| Epic simile | Extended comparison |
| Iliad | Describes the Trojan War |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta; husband of Helen |
| Odysseus | Ruler of Ithaca; epic hero |
| Epic | Long narrative poem |
| Troy | The city that fought against the Greeks in Homer's epic |
| Homer | Author of The Iliad and The Odyssey |
| Helen | The most beautiful woman in the world |
| Helios | God of the sun; owns cattle |
| Scylla | Six-headed monster; eats six men |
| Zeus | Ruler of all the gods |
| Eurylochus | One of Odysseus' men; convinced shipmates to eat cattle |
| Poseidon | God of sea and earthquakes |
| Calypso | Goddess who kept Odysseus for 7 years |
| Penelope | Wife of Odysseus |
| Polyphemus | Cyclops blinded by Odysseus and his men |
| Charybdis | Whirlpool |
| Telemachus | Son of Odysseus |
| Trojan War | Lasted 10 years |
| Cause of the Trojan War | The kidnapping of Helen |
| What Circe offers Odysseus | Food and wine |
| Why Odysseus chose Scylla | He will lose only six men. |
| To what Scylla is compared | A man fishing |
| Zeus' punishment for Odysseus' men | He destroys their ship with a lightening bolt. |
| Epic hero | Has skill and courage, values honor and glory, and battles monsters and temptations |
| Cyclops' curse on Odysseus | Loss of all companions, return under a strage sail after a long journey |
| Cause of the battle with the Cicones | Odysseus' men become greedy about the plunder. |
| After Odysseus' men eat the lotus plant | They forget their homeland |
| Why Odysseus does not warn his crew about Scylla | They would panic and endanger the ship |
| How Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens' song | Pluggs their ears with beeswax |
| Invocation | The poet begins by asking assistance in telling the story. |
| Characteristics of the epic | Contains adventure and a vast setting, using a serious tone |
| Devices used when writing an epic | Opens the story in the middle, includes warriors and armies, and opens by stating his theme |
| Symbolism of the lotus eaters | Withdrawal from reality into a dream world |
