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Famous Men of Greece

Lesson 11

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Odysseus king of Ithaca; reluctant hero of the Trojan War
Telemachus son of Odysseus
Cyclops (plural: Cyclopes) race of one-eyed giants
AEolus god of the winds
Eurylochus Odysseus' captain
Circe sorceress; turned men into animals
Scylla and Charybdis monster of the Strait of Messina; deadly whirlpool
Calypso sea nymph; cared for Odysseus for seven years
Nausicaa island princess; rescued Odysseus from a storm
Penelope wife of Odysseus
"I care nothing for gods! But as for men, let me show you how much I like them!" Cyclops
"Loose me! Loose me! I must go nearer that music!" Odysseus
lotus fruit of a small tree
cavern large cave
lowed to moo
squall sudden, brief, violent windstorm
stately majestic; dignified; lofty
shroud buriel cloth
haughtily with scornful pride
odyssey long, adventurous voyage
Odysseus did not want to go to the Trojan War because ____ because of a prophecy that he would not return for 20 years
Odysseus' behavior to get out of going to fight in the Trojan War He played crazy by yoking a horse and ox together. Then he would plow the seashore and sow the sand with salt.
How Odysseus was proved NOT to be crazy. He would not plow over his infant son Telemachus.
Was Odysseus brave in battle? Odysseus was an awesome soldier and leader in the Trojan War.
What Odysseus did to the Cyclops stabbed and blinded the Cyclops in his eye, and escaped with his men tied to the underbellies of the Cyclops sheep.
What Odysseus did to Circe protected by Hermes, he pulled a sword on Circe and made her turn her victims back into men.
The two difficulties Odysseus had to get passed Scylla, the 6 headed monster, and Charybdis the ship-sinking whirlpool.
What Odysseus did when he arrived to his homeland of Ithaca He slept the night at the home of a swineherder
What the suitors wanted from Penelope marriage to Penelope
Who recognized Odysseus when he arrived home disguised in rags Odysseus' dog
How Odysseus beat the suitors He strung the bow and killed them all
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