ela Flashcards
odysseus must navigate between the six-headed monster ________ and the whirlpool __________, losing some of his men to ___________.
scylla and charybdis
despite warnings, odysseus’ men slaughter the sacred ________ of the ____ ____ ______. in retaliation, zeus strikes their ship with a storm, killing all the men except odysseus.
the cattle of the sun god
odysseus washes up on the island of _______, where he is kept captive for several years until the gods order her to let him go.
calypso
how long does it take for odysseus to return?
20 years
what does odysseus find when he returns?
suitors
who does he devise a plan with to get rid of the suitors?
his son, telemachus
what was odysseus disguised as when he returned?
a beggar
what contest of strength does he do to get rid of the suitors?
shooting an arrow through 12 axeheads
what does he do once he wins the contest?
kills them
