| A | B |
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| Epic | Long,narrative poem about adventures of a hero |
| Composed The Iliad & The Odyssey | Homer |
| Rhapsode | A minstrel |
| War Odysseus went to fight | Trojan |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom who helped Odysseus |
| Penelope | Wife of Odysseus |
| Telemachus | Son of Odysseus |
| Polyphemus | Cyclops' name |
| Why doesn't Odysseus stab the Cyclops? | The stone blocking the cave entrance is too heavy to move |
| Aeolus | The wind god |
| Circe | Witch that turns Odysseus' men into pigs |
| Time Odysseus spends in Circe's house | 7 years |
| Place Circe tells Odysseus he must go to get home | The Land of the Dead |
| Teiresias | Blind prophet of Thebes |
| Scylla | Six headed monster that eats men |
| Charybdis | Huge whirlpool that destroys ships & men |
| Ithaca | Island home of Odysseus |
| Sirens | Sea nymphs that lure men to death by their songs |
| Zeus | Ruler of all gods and goddesses |
| Poseidon | God of the sea who tries to keep Odysseus from home |
| Why does Poseidon curse Odysseus? | Odysseus' arrogance |
| Muses | Daughters of Zeus who give inspiration to the arts |
| What does eating the lotus flower cause. | Forgetfulness & loss of desire to go home |
| Lotus eaters | Islanders who tempt Odysseus and crew w. flowers |
| How does Odysseus keep the neighboring Cyclops from helping Polythemus? | He says his name in "Nohbdy" |
| Who gives Odysseus the bag of wind to help him? | Aeolus |
| What do the crew think the bag of wind contains? | treasure |
| Who does Odysseus speak to in the underworld? | Teiresias |
| How did Odysseus' men all die? | A thunderbolt of Zeus destroyed their boat |
| Where does Odysseus land after his men die? | Calypso's island |
| What did the crew do that cost them their lives? | ate sacred cattle of Helios |
| What's Penelopes 1st plan to delay the suitors? | weave a shroud for Odysseus |
| How does Penelope slow down her plan for delay? | unweaves the shroud at night |
| Why to Telemachus leave home? | To find Odysseus |
| What is Odysseus' disguise in Ithaca? | a beggar |
| Why does Odysseus hide his identity from Penelope? | to test her faithfulness |
| How did Penelope test Odysseus? | told him that the bed he had built had been moved. |
