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odyssey questions
from the odyssey
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aeaea | home of circe / the goddess |
| alcinous | king of phaeacia |
| calypso | beautiful numph goddess who keeps odysseus |
| charybdis | female monster that makes a deadly whirlpool 3 times a day |
| cicones | people living in the southwestern coast of thrace who battled Odysseus on his adventure |
| circe | goddess who turns Odysseus men into swine |
| cyclops | one eye monster |
| erebus | dark area of the underworld where the dead arise |
| eurylochus | a member of Odysseus loyal crew |
| lotus eaters | people who feed Odysseus crew lotus plants to forget Ithica |
| phaeacia | island kingdom ruled by alcinous |
| polyphemus | sun of the sea god and blinded by odysous |
| cyclopes | who live solitary lives as serperds |
| scylla | female monster with six heads |
| siens | sea mymphs |
| teiresias | famous blind prophet |
| thrinakia | island where the sun god keeps his cattle |
| antinous | one of pinelipes main suitors |
| eumaeus | one of Odysseus loyal servents |
| eurycleia | odysseus old nurse |
| eurymachus | suiter of penelope |
| eurynome | penelopes housekeeper |
| penelope | odyseouses wife |
| pheiloeteus | one of oysseuses loyal servents |
| telemachus | odyseouses son |
| apollo | god of poetry |
| athena | favorite daughter of zeus |
| cronus | titan who ruled the univurse |
| helios | sun god |
| hephaestus | god of metalwork |
| hermes | messenger god |
| poseidon | sea god |
| zues | the most powerful god |