Lesson 11 Flashcards
king of Ithaca; reluctant hero of the Trojan War
Odysseus
son of Odysseus
Telemachus
race of one-eyed giants
Cyclops
god of the winds
Aeolus
Odysseus’ captain
Eurylochus
sorceress; turned men into animals
Circe
monster of the Strait of Messina; deadly whirlpool
Scylla and Charybdis
sea nymph; cared for Odysseus for seven years
Calypso
island princess; found Odysseus on the shore
Nausicaa
wife of Odysseus
Penelope
“I care nothing for gods! But as for men, let me show you how much I like them! “
Cyclops
“Loose me! Loose me! I must go nearer that music!”
Odysseus
fruit of a small tree
lotus
a sudden, brief, violent windstorm
squall
long adventurous voyage
odyssey
Identify the starred location on the map.

Sicily