| A | B |
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| who was the son of odysseus and penelope | telemachus |
| how long had odysseus been gone from ithaca when we first encounter telemachus in book 1 | 20 years |
| which goddess disguised as a family friend convinces telemachusto undertake a search for his father | athena |
| with what witch did odysseus spend a year of his return voyage | circe |
| what was the name of her island | aeaea |
| who was her father | helios |
| what is the name of the cyclops blinded by odysseus in book 9 of the odyssey | polyphemus |
| who was his father | poseidon |
| what was he by profession | a shepherd |
| when odysseus washes ashore on the island of the phaecians, which princess finds him | nausicaa |
| who were her parents | alcinous and arete |
| what is the name of the island that the phaecians inhabit | scheria |
| who in the odyssey is presented as king of the winds and entertains odysseus and his crew for some time | aeolus |
| what gift does he give to odysseus at his departure | a bag filled with all the winds except the west |
| thsi gift of favorable sailing conditions should have returned odysseus and his crew home safely. however the crewman opened the bag thinking it contained | gold/ treasure |
| who is the first to recognize the disguised odysseus when he returns to ithaca | his dog, argos |
| what does he do upon this recognition | he dies |
| who is the loyal swineherd of odysseus in whose hut argos was residing | eumaeus |
| odysseus travels to the underworld to speak with which blind prothet | tiraesias |
| he's most poignant advice to odysseus is a warning not to heat the cattle of which god | helios |
| on which island were these cattle pastured | thrinacia |
| when sailing through the Straits of Messina with what 2 monsters did Odysseus have to contend | scylla and charybdis |
| which one of these was a giant whirlpool | charybdis |
| which of the 2 did odysseus decide was lesser of the two evils to, so to speak | scylla |
| who in the odyssey is presented as the wife of Hephaestus | aphrodite |
| with who does she have an affair wth | ares |
| which blind bard of the phaecians recounts the affair and of their capture | demodocus |
| odysseus spent 7 years with calypso on what island | ogygia |
| what titan was her father | atlas |
| with what promise does she attempt to convince odysseus to remain with her on this island | the promise of immortality |
| what giant race destroyed 11 of the 12 ships and ate many members of the crew | the laestygoninans |
| what tribe of substance abusers nearly caused O's men to forsake the voyage home | the lotus eaters |
| how many men did Odysseus lose | none |
| Who was the wife of Odysseus? | Penelope |
