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H.English Odyssey

Mini-test English IV Honors

QuestionAnswer
Antinous Most arrogant suitor, began the plan to kill Telemachus, killed first by Odysseus
Charybdis Monster that gulps and vomits water 3 times a day - whirlpool
Eumaeus Faithful swineherd of Odysseus
Hades underworld where dead dwell, (also the name of Crono's son, the god of the underworld)
Laertes Odysseus' father
Nausicaa Unwed daughter of Alcinous and Arete, finds Odysseus in the woods, Phaeacian
Persephone Abducted by Hades and made wife, Allowed to rise from Hades each spring and return in Autumn
Tiresias Blind Theban seer
Anticleia Odysseus' mother, wife of Laertes, dies of grief over Odysseus
Athena "gray-eyed goddess" that helps Odysseus return home, goddess of disguise, Zeus' daughter
Elpenor Drunkenly falls from Circe's roof, dies, goes to Hades, asks Odysseus to bury his body
Eurycleia Odysseus' best nurse, made Telemachus' nurse
Helios Sun-god, kept his sacred cattle on Thrinacia, asks Poseidon to curse Odysseus and his men after they mess with his cattle
Mentor Man in charge of the household while Odysseus is gone, Athena uses his form as a disguies in Ithaca
Penelope Devoted wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemachus
Scylla 6-headed monster across the channel from Charybdis
Where does Telemachus go to speak with Nestor? Pylos
What is Penelope's test with Odysseus? She mentions moving their bed, but he knows that's impossible as he built it out of the tree in the middle of their room.
Who is the young maiden who finds Odysseus while she's doing laundry? Nausicaa, daughter of the Phaeacian king Alcinous
Who is the outspoken suitor on Ithaca? Antinous
Who is the female epitome of patience? Penelope
Odysseus is captured by Calypso. She offers him ___ to stay with her. Immortality
Athena consults Zeus for his opinion on future bloodshed / ceasing. Who wants to kill Odysseus at the end? Who is convinced they should not take revenge? The parents of the suitors want to kill Odysseus. Athena convinces them not to take revenge.
What does Helios threaten to do for his cattle being eaten? (If you don't do this, I'll do this... ) He threatens descend upon Hades and shine the sun upon the dead if Zeus does not punish Odysseus' men.
Odysseus is on the island and suffers ill-natured comments from Laodamas and ___ Euryalus
Telemachus Son of Odysseus and Penelope, wise
Poseidon god of the sea, hates Odysseus for blinding his son (Polyphemus aka Cyclops), brother of Zeus and Hades
Hermes messenger god, Athena's brother, son of Zeus, guides souls of the dead to Hades
Menelaus Agamemnon's younger brother, Helen's husband, ruler of Lacedaemon, king of Sparta
Eurymachus Throws footstool at Odysseus (beggar) and insults him, second main suitor
Broadsea (Euryalus) Champion who insults and challenges Odysseus to compete, gifts him a sword
Arete Wife of Alcinous, Queen of the Phaeacians
Melantho Penelope's handmaid, attached to the suitors, sleeps with Eurymachus
Helen Daughter of Zeus, Menelaus' beautiful wife whose abduction caused the Trojan war
Argos Faithful hound of Odysseus, once great hunting dog, dies upon seeing Odysseus return
Agamemnon Murdered by Aegisthus who took his wife Clytemnestra, meets Odysseus in Hades
Melanthius disloyal goatherd
Tiresias Dead, blind prophet who advises Odysseus in Hades
Where is Nestor? Pylos
Explain how Eurycleia knows Odysseus' true identity? As a nurse/maid, Eurycleia knew of the scar on Odysseus' leg from the white-tusked boar. While washing his feet, she sees the scar and instantly recognizes him.
How are the unfaithful women killed? They are hanged.
Who is Penelope urged to marry? Eurymachus
What do the Lotus Eaters make the men forget? They forget their home and the fact that they want to return home.
Who does Telemachus go to see in Sparta? King Menelaus
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