12 Odysseus and Quest Heroes

Question 1

Andromeda

Answer 1

The son of the sea goddess Thetis, who was destined to produce a son who would be greater than Zeus. (p. 459)

Question 2

Bellerophon

Answer 2

The tamer of the winged horse Pegasus and killer of the Chimera. (p. 559)

Question 3

Chimera

Answer 3

A hybrid female monster, with a lion’s head, a goat’s head protruding from her back, and a snake’s head at the tip of her tail. (p. 559)

Question 4

Danaë

Answer 4

The mother of Perseus, to whom Zeus appeared in the form of a golden shower. (p. 555)

Question 5

Dictys

Answer 5

The fisherman who finds and rescues Danaë and Perseus on Seriphos. (p. 555)

Question 6

Golden Fleece

Answer 6

The object in quest of which Jason and the Argonauts journey to Colchis. (p. 560)

Question 7

Gorgon

Answer 7

Monstrous females who include Medusa and her two sisters. (p. 556)

Question 8

Jason

Answer 8

The son of Aeson who travels to Colchis and brings Medea back to Corinth—with both good and bad results. (p. 560)

Question 9

Medusa

Answer 9

Is described as both a monster who can turn men to stone and as a beautiful young woman. (p. 557)

Question 10

Odysseus

Answer 10

A shapeshifter and a master of disguise who escapes the detection of nearly everyone he meets. (p. 564)

Question 11

Penelope

Answer 11

The faithful wife of Odysseus, who waits for twenty years and is finally reunited with him at the close of the Odyssey. (p. 570)

Question 12

Perseus

Answer 12

Succeeds in finding the Gorgons and then decapitates Medusa, stowing her head in his bag. (p. 555)

Question 13

Polyphemus

Answer 13

A lumbering, one-eyed giant who tries but fails to kill and eat Odysseus. (p. 566)

Question 14

Scylla

Answer 14

Part human, part fish, and part dog, she tries to destroy Odysseus and his ship on their quest. (p. 568)

Question 15

Sirens

Answer 15

Female monsters who attempt to seduce Odysseus with their songs of praise. (pp. 549, 569)