Books I-XIV

Question 1

prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the Underworld

Answer 1

Teiresias

Question 2

“I am not fond of crying …”

Answer 2

Pisistratus to Menelaus

Question 3

daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous

Answer 3

Arete

Question 4

old man of the sea; an immortal Egyptian able to charge shape at will

Answer 4

Proteus

Question 5

“Come here, renowned …”

Answer 5

Sirens’ song

Question 6

“I often grieve, as I sit here in my house …”

Answer 6

Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus

Question 7

loyal servant of Penelope; herald in Odysseus’ house; suitors’ favorite servant

Answer 7

Medon

Question 8

“Sir, and all of you, farewell …”

Answer 8

Odysseus to Alcinous and the Phaeacians

Question 9

clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships

Answer 9

Cyclopes

Question 10

a weeding gift from Penelope’s father; father of Melanthius and Melantho

Answer 10

Dolius

Question 11

plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death

Answer 11

Elysium

Question 12

Laestrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a mountain -sized giantess

Answer 12

Antiphates

Question 13

the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios

Answer 13

Hyperion

Question 14

“We must see…”

Answer 14

King Alcinous to his councilors

Question 15

Odysseus’ mother; seems that she killed herself, which is what tradition says

Answer 15

Anticlea

Question 16

son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon

Answer 16

Eurymachus

Question 17

daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia

Answer 17

Calypso

Question 18

“Let us ask the stranger …”

Answer 18

Laodamas to Euryalus (about Odysseus)

Question 19

“May heaven grant you …”

Answer 19

Odysseus to Nausicaa

Question 20

Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city of Ismarus; Odysseus raided them

Answer 20

Cicones

Question 21

king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus

Answer 21

Polyphemus

Question 22

daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry

Answer 22

Nausicaa

Question 23

father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra

Answer 23

Icarius

Question 24

eating lotus made them - and their visitors - forget home and want to stay their forever

Answer 24

lotus-eaters

Question 25

youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy

Answer 25

Pisistratus

Question 26

“Poor unhappy stranger …”

Answer 26

Eumaeus to the beggar

Question 27

son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most

Answer 27

Antinous

Question 28

“If Odysseus is the man …”

Answer 28

Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus

Question 29

favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian

Answer 29

Laodamas

Question 30

“They say the Myrmidons…”

Answer 30

Nestor to Telemachus

Question 31

Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa

Answer 31

Polyphemes

Question 32

relative of Odysseus; second in command of the men of Ithaca

Answer 32

Eurylochus

Question 33

“Firstly, then, I will tell you my name …”

Answer 33

Odysseus son of Laertes, from Ithaca, to the Phaeacians

Question 34

famous sailors and traders who Odysseus claimed had helped him

Answer 34

Phoenicians

Question 35

“Your wife still remains …”

Answer 35

Anticlea to Odysseus

Question 36

son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; killed Aegisthus and his mother to avenge his father’s death

Answer 36

Orestes

Question 37

“Tell me … of that ingenious hero …”

Answer 37

Homer to the Muse

Question 38

goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god

Answer 38

Circe

Question 39

swineherd of Odysseus who faithfully raised his pigs in his absence

Answer 39

Eumaeus

Question 40

two singers in a field of flowers whose song enchanted men, drawing them to the field where they rotted away listening

Answer 40

Sirens

Question 41

“Sons are seldom …”

Answer 41

Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus