Odyssey Vocab Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Plunder (If you plunge a toilet you use alot of force so plundered..)	“...after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy…” (491). Took something by force
Guile (what is odessuys)	“Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war…” (492). Cunning, craftiness, specilization
Mutinous (M= mean)	“My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine,” (493). Rebellious, against the rules
Lee ( the LEEWay side remember world geo no _ _ _ _)	“We...unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee,” (493). Area sheltered from the wind
Victuals (kind of like ambrosia just not from gods)	“A wineskin full I brought along, and victuals in a bag,”(495) Food or other provisions (495)
Kids (yk this one)	“a drying rack that sagged with cheeses, pens crowded with lambs and kids,20 each in its class:” (495) Young goats (495)
Prodigious ( A prodigy has BIG influence of BIG size)	“A prodigious man slept in this cave alone,” (494) Enormous (494)
Talents ( you get paid for your talent)	“...He gave me seven shining, golden talents…” (495). Units of money in ancient Greece
Whey (No WHEY you would drink that part of the milk)	“And vessels full of whey were brimming there - bowls of earthenware and pails for milking,” (495). The watery part of the milk separated from the curds.
Boughs (think B= Branches)	“When he came he had a load of dry boughs” (496) Tree branches (496)
Withy (sounds naturey)	“...Sieved out the curds to drip in withy baskets…” (496). Made from tough and flexible twigs.
Brace (you brace for impact with TWO arms or a ____ of arms)	“he caught another brace of men to make his breakfast,” (498) Pair (498)
Din (in Din parties its loud so that means)	“There was a din of whistling as the Cyclops rounded his flock to higher ground…” (498). Loud continuous noise, uproar
Ambrosia ( sounds like drink, drink is food) from who?	“but here’s a bit of nectar and ambrosia!” (499) Food of the gods (499)
Sage (yk this one)	“To this rough shout, they made a sage reply” (501) Wise (501)
Pinioned (pinned)	“There Perimedes and Eurylochus pinioned the sacred beasts.” (507) Confined or shackled (507)
Libations (Liberals sacrifice for common god so libations are )	“...And poured libations round it to the unnumbered dead…” (507). Wine or other liquids poured upon the ground as a sacrifice or offering.
Votive (votive, VO_ to ___ or T for __anks)	“I spaded up the votive pit…” (507). Done to fulfill a vow or express thanks
Kine (K like C)	“Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent”(509) Cattle (509)
Hecatombs (hectares large amount of land = hecatombs but murderous way)	“...Carry out pure hecatombs at home to all wide heaven’s lords, the undying gods, to each in order,” (509) large-scale sacrifices to the gods in ancient Greece; often, the slaughter of 100 cattle at one time.
Travail (on a trail you have to persevere which means its)	“And all this time, in travail, sobbings, gaining on the current,”(514) Very hard work (514)
Maelstrom (strom- storm scylla and charybdis which is a)	“But when she swallowed the seawater down we saw the funnel of the maelstrom” (514) Large, violent whirlpool (514)
Cuirass (cUirAss)	Armor Upper body “...So I tied on my cuirass and took up two heavy spears…” (514) Amor for the upper body.
Beeves (starts with bee_)	“There was none. The silken beeves of Hellos were dead” (518) Plural form of beef (518)
Cairn (you show thanks or CARE for dead figures by building a )	“but fire my corpse, and all the gear I had, and build a cairn” (508) Heap of stones built as a monument (508)

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