Odyssey Overview Flashcards
What is the name of Odysseus’ Wife?
Penelope
Who is Odysseus?
King of Ithaca, Hero of Trojan War, Husband to Penelope, Father of Telemachus
Who is Telemachus?
Son of Odysseus and Penelope
Who are the Suitors?
A group of men who wanted to marry Penelope and take Odysseus’ place as they thought he had died.
What war did Odysseus fight in?
The Trojan War
What was Odysseus famous for in the Trojan War?
Coming up with the idea for the Trojan Horse
Who was Odysseus’ patron goddess?
Athene/Athena
Which god disliked Odysseus?
Poseidon
Who did Odysseus live with for 7 years on Ogygia?
Calypso. She was a goddess-nymph, she holds Odysseus captive for seven years, sleeping with him, hoping to marry him, and releasing him only at Zeus’ order.
Who was Circe?
A goddess-enchantress who turns some of Odysseus’ crew into swine, she reverses the spell and becomes Odysseus’ lover for a year, advising him well when he departs.
Who is Argos?
Odysseus’ old dod. Trained by Odysseus some twenty years before, Argos, dying on a dung heap, recognizes his master as Odysseus and Eumaeus approach the palace.
Poseidon is the god of what?
God of the Sea
What is Athene the goddess of?
Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.
Who is Polyphemus?
The Cyclops who traps Odysseus and a scouting party in his cave and is blinded when they escape.
What is xenia?
Guest-Friendship
