caused Odysseus' men to forget about returning home
the Lotus-Eaters
The Odyssey falls into the genre of
epic or epic poem
whirlpooling rock monster
Charybdis
Together Odysseus and Telemachus came up with a plan to
kill the suitors
"In medias res” means
in the middle of things
gave Odysseus a bag of winds
Aeolus
home to Circe's zoo
Aeaea
Troy
site of the Trojan War
The Odyssey is considered to be
One of the first written pieces of literature
King of Ithaca
Odysseus
goddess of wisdom, Odysseus's protector
Athena
the Laestrygonians
man-eating giants
singing lures sailors to their deaths
Sirens
Odysseus has been gone for nearly
20 years
the messenger of the gods
Hermes
god of the sea
Poseidon
kept Odysseus captive on her island for 7 years
Calypso
King of the gods
Zeus
The word Odyssey literally means
the story of Odysseus
The Odyssey is a sequel to
The Iliad
Dead prophet consulted by Odysseus
Teiresias
the Cyclops blinded by Odysseus
Polyphemus
Telepylus
home of the Laestrygonians
Odysseus' son
Telemachus
The Odyssey was composed sometime between
8th and 9th century BC
Ismarus
first stop after leaving Troy
the Land of the Dead
Hades
Ithaca
Odysseus' home
Odysseus could not return home after the war because he was being punished by
Poseidon
six-headed sea monster
Scylla
King of Phaecians
Alcinous
Ogygia
Calypso's island
An Epic Hero cannot have
superhuman powers
When Odysseus got to Ithaca, Athena disguised him as
a beggar
island of the Phaecians
Scheria
Penelope told the suitors she would marry the one who could pass her test of skill in
archery
Homer was a
blind poet
Cause of the Trojan War
Helen
Helios, also called Hyperion
the sun god
Thrinacia
home of the sun god's cattle
enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs
Circe
Odysseus' faithful wife
Penelope