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What were the dangers of the sea that were represented as sea monsters in The Odyssey?
Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis
How did the Sirens kill sailors?
"...their singing... would lure you to shipwreck"
What was unusual about the Wandering Rocks?
They "bobbed on the waves likes corks" and they made sounds "rubbing against each other and making that moaning, grinding sound"
Where was the physical location of Scylla and Charybdis?
The narrow strait between Italy and Sicily
The Seven Deadly Sins seen as flaws in The Odyssey were what?
lust, jealousy, sloth, vengeance, greed, hubris, and gluttony
What was the major flaw exhibited in "The Ciconians?"
greed
What was the major flaw exhibited in "Keeper of the Winds?"
greed
What was the major flaw exhibited in "Circe"?
lust
What was the major flaw exhibited in "The Cyclops Cave?"
hubris/pride
In the hero cycle reflected in literature, the hero often gets aid from who?
the gods or the supernatural
At the beginning of the hero cycle, the hero is called to what?
adventure
Prior to The Iliad, three goddesses were at a wedding and wanted what piece of fruit?
a golden apple
What did the golden apple represent to the three goddesses at a wedding?
Who was the most beautiful
Who were the three goddesses that wanted the golden apple?
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
Who settled the dispute between the three goddesses to determine who was most beautiful?
Paris was the judge
Who ran away to Troy with Paris?
Helen
