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| A long narrative poem that traces the adventures of an epic hero. | epic
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| A part of an epic that is used for inspiration and summarizing the plot. | invocation to the muse
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| An epic begins..., or "in the middle." | en medias res
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| These beings can either help or harm the epic hero. | gods/goddesses
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| The mood of an epic. | serious
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| A legendary figure who embodies the goals of an entire nation or culture. | epic hero
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| An epic hero is neither completely.... | good or evil
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| An epic hero is..., but not supernatural. | superhuman
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| An epic hero is of...birth. | high and noble
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| An epic hero's actions decide.... | the fate of a society
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| An epic hero possesses a.... | flaw
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| Odysseus's flaw. | hubris
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| The Greek minstrel who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey. | Homer
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| Homer lived around.... | 800 B.C.
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| It is believed that Homer may have been.... | blind
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| Greek epics are said to have been the basis for Greek.... | education and culture
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| Homer's Odyssey achieved classic status by.... | 400 B.C.
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| Homer's first epic that told about the Trojan War. | The Iliad
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| The Iliad took place in the city of..., in the country of modern-day..., and in the year of.... | Troy, Turkey, 1200 B.C.
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| In The Iliad,..., the prince of Troy, captures..., the queen of Sparta. | Paris, Helen
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| The...attack the Trojans to rescue..., which causes a...year war. | Greeks, Helen, 10
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| ...comes up with the plan to build a large wooden...and offer it as a symbol of.... | Odysseus, horse, surrender
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| ...tells the Greek soldiers to hide in the...and, at night,...from it to attack the.... | Odysseus, horse, emerge, Trojans
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| The plan is..., but the...are angry at..., and they say that he will not return to...until...more years. | successful, gods, Odysseus, Ithaca, 10
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| Homer's second epic that begins when Odysseus travels home from the Trojan War. | The Odyssey
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| The seven key ideas of The Odyssey. | love of home, loyalty to family, hospitality, wandering, the sea, interference by the gods, the epic hero
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| The characteristics of the epic hero. | courage, cleverness, superhuman strength
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| The people who live in Ismarus where Odysseus and his men go and sack the city. | Cicones
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| These people gather reinforcements to attack Odysseus. | Cicones
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| The number of Odysseus's men who are killed with the battle of the Cicones. | 72 (six from each ship)
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| The lesson of the battle with the Cicones. | Never underestimate your enemies.
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| The people who live in Northern Africa that give two of Odysseus's men lotus flowers. | Lotus Eaters
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| What Odysseus had to do to the men who ate the lotuses. | tied them to the benches of the ship
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| The lesson of the encounter with the Lotus Eaters. | Too much of a good thing is never good: moderation is the key to a balanced, happy life.
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| The king of the Cyclopes. | Polyphemus
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| The people who live on the West Coast of Sicily where Odysseus and his men get stuck in the cave of Polyphemus. | Cyclopes
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| The man who wants to see what Polyphemus will offer to them. | Odysseus
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| The alias that Odysseus uses when talking to Polyphemus. | Noman
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| Odysseus uses this to make Polyphemus fall asleep. | wine from Maron
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| Odysseus lies about this so Polyphemus will not go searching. | ships crash and sink
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| Odysseus sharpens a large stick and does this to Polyphemus. | blinds him
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| Odysseus and his men hide under these to escape from Polyphemus when the boulder is moved. | sheep
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| The father of Polyphemus. | Poseidon
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| The lesson of the encounter with Polyphemus. | If your decisions endanger others, you must remedy the problem you created or face the consequences.
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| The god of the wind who lives in Aeolia. | Aeolus
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| Aeolus provides Odysseus with this. | bag of unfavorable storm winds
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| Odysseus and his men could see these from Ithaca. | fires burning
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| Odysseus's men do this, causing them to be blown back to Aeolia. | open the bag of storm winds
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| The lesson of the encounter with Aeolus. | You cannot escape your fate.
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| The huge ogres who live in Corsica. | Laestrygonians
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| The ships of Odysseus that the Laestrygonians destroy. | all but one
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| The woman who lives on Aeaea who turns Odysseus's men into swine. | Circe
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| The talisman that Hermes gives Odysseus to protect him from Circe's mischief. | moly
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| The number of years that Odysseus and his men stay with Circe. | 1
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| The man who Odysseus and his men provide a burial for on Aeaea. | Elpenor
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| The lesson of the encounter with Circe. | The art of compromise
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| The place where Odysseus and his men go to speak with the blind prophet Tiresias. | Hades
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| The person who tells Odysseus that Penelope has remained faithful to him. | Shade of Anticleia
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| The creatures on an island on the West Coast of Italy who lure sailors into rocks with their music. | Sirens
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| Odysseus's men put this in their ears so they cannot hear the Sirens. | bees' wax
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| These two people tie Odysseus to the mast of the ship so he can still hear the Sirens. | Eurylochus and Perimedes
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| The lesson of the encounter with the Sirens. | Humans must not give in to temptation.
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| The two creatures who live in the Straits of Messina. | Scylla and Charybdis
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| The six-headed, flesh-eating monster who is the lesser of two evils. | Scylla
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| The treacherous whirlpool that rises and falls three times per day. | Charybdis
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| The number of men that Odysseus loses to Scylla. | 6
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| The lesson of the encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. | When faced with two undesirable options, it is wisest to choose the option that benefits the greatest number of people.
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| The sun god who lives in Thrinacia and looks over sacred cattle. | Hyperion
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| The man who convinces Odysseus's other men to eat Hyperion's sacred cattle. | Eurylochus
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| The god who Hyperion calls upon to kill Odysseus and his men. | Zeus
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| The only survivor of Zeus's wrath. | Odysseus
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| The lesson of the encounter with Hyperion. | No foul deed goes unpunished.
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| The enchantress who lives in Ogygia and keeps Odysseus for seven years. | Calypso
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| The food that Calypso feeds Odysseus to make him immortal. | ambrosia
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| The god who convinces Calypso to free Odysseus. | Hermes
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| The lesson of the encounter with Calypso. | There is no place like home.
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| The king of the Phaeacians in Scheria. | King Alcinous
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| The god who turns the Phaeacians' ship into stone after bringing Odysseus to Ithaca. | Poseidon
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| The wife of Odysseus. | Penelope
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| The son of Odysseus. | Telemachus
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| The father of Odysseus. | Laertes
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| The mother of Odysseus. | Anticleia
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| The loyal swineherd of Odysseus. | Eumaeus
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| The loyal stockman of Odysseus. | Philoetius
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| The name of Odysseus's dog. | Argus
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| The alias that Odysseus uses when disguised as an old beggar. | Aethon
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| The two lead suitors of Penelope. | Antinous and Eurymachus
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| The faithful servant of Odysseus who took care of him as a baby. | Eurycleia
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| The number of years that Penelope delays marriage. | 4
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| The event that Penelope sets up for choosing a suitor. | tournament of axes
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| The winner of the tournament of axes. | Odysseus
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| The language of an epic is.... | difficult, high, elevated
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| The two people who are spared after Odysseus's revenge. | Phemius and Medon
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| The number of maidservants out of fifty who betray Odysseus. | 12
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| The person who gave Odysseus the bow he used in the tournament of axes. | Iphitus
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| The form that Athene took on to make peace at the end of the epic. | Mentor
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| The goddess who gives Odysseus a magical veil. | Ino
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| The goatherd of Odysseus who gets armor for the suitors from the supply closet. | Melanthius
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| The goddess who tells Telemachus to go to Pylos and Sparta. | Athene
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