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The Odyssey
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polyphemus | the giant son of Poseidon. He is a Cyclops |
| Helios | sun god |
| Posiedon | god of the sea |
| Laertes | the father of Odysseus |
| Telemachus | the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helps his father get rid of the suitors |
| Eumaeus | Odysseus's swineherd (takes care of pigs) and friend. |
| Penelope | the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus |
| Odysseus | a king of Ithaca and Greek leader in the Trojan War who after the war wanders 10 years before reaching home. He's the husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus |
| Argus | a monster with a hundred eyes, used by Hera to watch over Io. He was killed by Hermes, and Hera then used his eyes to deck the peacock's tail. |
| Tiresias | the blind prophet who advises Odysseus |
| Circe | enchantress who helps Odysseus |
| Sirens | creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths |
| Aeolus | son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea. |
| Suitors | the men who tried to win over Penelope's affection. |
| Charybdis | enormous and dangerous whirlpool |
| Scylla | sea monster of gray rock |
| Calypso | sea goddess who loves Odysseus |
| Elpenor | a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare |
| Zeus | king of the gods |
| Trojan War | the great war fought between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greeks sailed to Troy in order to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of a Greek king. |
| Epic | a long narrative poem that relates important events in the history of folklore of the culture that produced it. |
| Epic Hero | a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. (Odysseus) |
| Lotus Eaters | a member of a people represented by Homer as living in a state of dreamy forgetfulness and idleness as a result of eating the fruit of the lotus plant. |
| Muse | any of nine sister goddesses, each of whom was regarded as the protectress of a different art or science. |
| Medias res | In the middle of the action. |
| Epithet | a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. |
| Epic Simile/Homeric Simile | a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that are many lines in length. |
| Homer | an ancient Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. |
| Cyclopes | a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants. In the Odyssey, Odysseus escaped death by blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus. |
| Talents | units of money in ancient greece |
| prodigious | enormous |
| Nectar and Ambrosia | drink and food of the gods |
| Cronus | titan who was ruler of the universe until he was overthrown by his son, Zeus |
| Aeolus | the Greek god of the winds |
| Erebus | the region under the earth through which the dead pass before entering realm of Hades |
| Olympus | mount olympus, home of the gods |
| Hermes | god who serves as herald and messenger of the other gods |
| Why does Odysseus leave home? | Odysseus leaves home for the trojan war |
| Why does Cyclops live alone in a cave? | because he's prodigious and he only knows savage ways (they usually live alone and keep to themselves) |
| Why does Odysseus go to Hades, the land of the dead? | because he was advised to by Circe to contact the spirit of Tiresias |
| To whom does Odysseus speak to in the land of the dead? | Elpenor |
| Furies | three terrible female spirits who punish the doers of unavenged crimes |
| After 20 years, how does Odysseus finally get home? | the phaeacians return Odysseus to Ithaca, where he searches for Eumaeus. Athena disguised Odysseus as a beggar, but Eumaeus kindly welcomes and nourishes him |
| What are Antinous and the others doing in Odysseus' house? | they're trying to take Penelope's hand in marriage since they all think Odysseus is dead |
| What test does Penelope use to choose a husband from among the suitors? | she gave a test that was set up so whoever could string Odysseus' bow and fire an arrow through twelve axe handles would be able to marry her |
| What does Odysseus want more than anything? | Odysseus wants to see his family and his home more than anything |
| How does this goal give structure to the epic> | because it shows how willing Odysseus is. He’ll do anything to return home. |
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