General

Question 0

Achilles

Answer 0

warrior in Troy (also in land of the dead)

Question 1

List of places Odysseus went?

Answer 1

1. Troy
2. Ismarus
3. Lotus Eaters
4. Land of Cyclops
5. Aeolia
6. Almost Ithaca
7. Back to Aeolia
8. Telepylus
9. Aeaea
10. House of the dead
11. Aeaea
12. Sirens
13. Scylla (monsters)
14. Thinicia (cows)
15. Charybdis
16. Ogygia
17. Scheria
18. Ithaca

Question 2

Aegisthus

Answer 2

Clytemnestra’s lover, kills Agamemnon, killed by Orestes

Question 3

Agamemnon

Answer 3

Clytemnestra’s Husband, kills daughter (Iphigenia) as sacrifice to get Artemis’ support/to make up for bragging that he was a better hunter than her, killed by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

Question 4

Alcinous

Answer 4

King in Scheria, helps Odysseus get home to Ithaca

Question 5

Anticlea

Answer 5

Odysseus’ mom (shows up in Land of the Dead)

Question 6

Antinous

Answer 6

Bad suitor! Evil!!

Question 7

Arete

Answer 7

Queen in Scheria, KIND, helps Odysseus to be welcomed into Scheria

Question 8

Broadsea

Answer 8

Lives in Scheria, brags to Odysseus and taunts him about his athletic ability, later gives Odysseus a silver sword

Question 9

Clytemnestra

Answer 9

Wife of Agamemnon, Lover of Aegisthus, kills Agamemnon to avenge daughter (Iphigenia) and killed by Orestes (son) when avenging his father

Question 10

Demodocus

Answer 10

blind bard. Makes Odysseus cry like a woman

Question 11

Elpenor

Answer 11

fell of roof in Aeaea, talked to Odysseus in hell, told him he wanted proper burial

Question 12

Eurycleia

Answer 12

servant at od home

Question 13

Eurylochus

Answer 13

Stupid guy who plots against Odysseus (one of his crew) convinced men to eat cattle

Question 14

Eurymachus

Answer 14

Bad suitor! Sidekick of Antinous! Slimy suitor.

Question 15

Hector

Answer 15

eldest son of the king of troy. Dragged around by achilles for killing his best friend Patroclus.

Question 16

Helen

Answer 16

Most beautiful woman in the world, daughter of Leda and Zeus, wife of Menelaus and lover of Paris

Question 17

Iphigenia

Answer 17

Daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Sacrificed by Agamemnon to save himself from Artemis

Question 18

Laertes

Answer 18

Odysseus’ father

Question 19

Menelaus

Answer 19

King of SPARTUH

Question 20

Mentor

Answer 20

friend of Odysseus. Athena poses as Mentor in order to go with Telemachus

Question 21

Nausicaa

Answer 21

Phaeacian princess, daughter of Arete and Alcinous, helps lead Odysseus to town

Question 22

Nestor

Answer 22

King of Pylos, first stop on Telemachus’ journey

Question 23

Orestes

Answer 23

Son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, kills Clytemnestra and Aegisthus in order to avenge his father

Question 24

Paris

Answer 24

Lover of Helen, promised to marry Helen by Aphrodite,

Question 25

Penelope

Answer 25

Odysseus wife

Question 26

Priam

Answer 26

KING OF TROYYYYY

Question 27

Tiresias

Answer 27

seer in the underworld tells Odysseus to PLANT THE OAR and DON’T HURT d Cowz and also sneak into Ithaca and kill suitors

Question 28

Aeolus

Answer 28

wind god

Question 29

Athena

Answer 29

goddess of wisdom, supports and helps Odysseus in many situation

Question 30

Calypso

Answer 30

Beautiful goddess who Odysseus if forced to stay with for 8 years on Ogygia

Question 31

Circe

Answer 31

Beautiful nymph who lives on Aeaea. Turns Odysseus’ men into pigs and gives them advice about the journey home

Question 32

Dawn

Answer 32

goddess. Actually dawn (morning)

Question 33

Helios

Answer 33

sun god. Lives on Thrinacia with his cattle.

Question 34

Hermes

Answer 34

GOD who helps odysseus to escape from Calypso and from Circe

Question 35

Ino (Leucothea)

Answer 35

nymph that gives od the scarf when in ocean

Question 36

Polyphemus

Answer 36

Cyclops. Poseidon’s son. Lives in cave with cattle and sheep. eats Odysseus’ men and is blinded. Asks Poseidon to curse Odysseus.

Question 37

Proteus

Answer 37

SHAPESHIFTER/ old man of the sea

Question 38

12 characteristics of the epic

Answer 38

1. PROTAGONIST 2. SETTING 3. SUPERNATURAL 4. INVOCATION OF THE MUSE 5. STYLE 6. CHRONOLOGY 7. BATTLE 8. SPEECHES 9. DESCENT INTO THE UNDERWORLD 10. EPIC SIMILES 11. THE VISION 12. EPITHETS