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Odyssey review Flashcards

1
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What is the Greek word for hospitality

A

Xenia

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The home state of Odysseus and his family/where Odysseus was king

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Ithaca

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The wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus

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Penelope

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The son of Odysseus/who went on a journey to find his father

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Telemachus

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5
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Daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom

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Athena

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6
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The loyal swine herd who helps Odysseus reclaim his throne

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Fumaes

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7
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The most arrogant of Penelope’s suitors/lead a campaign to have Telemachus killed

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Antinous

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8
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King of gods and men/sometimes he helped Odysseus or permitted his daughter Athena to help him

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Zeus

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God of the sea/ the Devine antagonist to Odysseus/ created many problems for Odysseus on his journey

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Poseidon

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10
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The beautiful nymph who fell in love with Odysseus, and she held him prisoner for 7 years

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Calypso

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The beautiful witch-goddess who transformed Odysseus’s crew into swine

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Circe

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12
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Messenger of the gods/guides deceased souls to the land of the dead

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Hermes

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The son of Poseidon (a cyclops) who imprisoned Odysseus and his crew and tried to eat them/ Odysseus blinded him and managed to escape.

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Polyphemus

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14
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Blind prophet who warns Odysseus of impending danger, offers advice to him

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Tiresias

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15
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Dangerous creatures who lured sailors to destruction by using their enchanting music and singing voice

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Sirens

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16
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The protagonist of the epic who tried for 20 years to get home from the Trojan war

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Odysseus

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17
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Daughters of Zeus who wee the sources of inspiration for all the arts an knowledge

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Muses

18
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The youngest man in Odysseus’s crew/ after he was green from being a pig, he got drunk and fell off a roof and broke his neck. In the underworld, his spirit begged Odysseus to give him a proper burial.

A

Elpenor

19
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Sailors who helped Odysseus return to Ithaca

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The Phaeacians

20
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The elderly father of Odysseus/penelope pretended to be making a shroud for his burial in order to trick the suitors into waiting for marriage

A

Laertes

21
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Odysseus’s old faithful dog

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Argos

22
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Why did Odysseus delay his journey and return to circes island

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To fulfill his responsibilities

23
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Why was Penelope being so pressured to remarry?

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So he can inherit his fathers land

24
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Why did Telemachus go on a journey. What does this reveal about his character

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To find his dad. This reveals that he is a caring son

25
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Who did Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops after putting out his eys? What does this reveal about Odysseus and his tactics

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They held onto the bellies of his sheep. He had a gift for tactics and trickery

26
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What is the difference between Athena and Poseidon and their relationships with Odysseus

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Athena helped Odysseus on his journey. Poseidon held a grudge against Odysseus

27
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Who authored odyssey

A

Homer

28
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Who was Odysseus

A

A hero who fought in the Trojan war

29
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Who were the lotus- eaters

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Mysterious people who lived on a small island

30
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Who were the sirens

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Creatures whos songs have lure in them to lead people to their death

31
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Describe the cyclops

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Giants with one eye in the middle of the forehead

32
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How did Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus

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By clinging to the bellies of the monster’s sheep as they go out to graze.

33
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Why did the Poseidon care so much about Polyphemus

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Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon

34
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Identify the name of and describe the dangerous whirlpool that Odysseus and his men tried to avoid

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Name: Charybdis . Dangerous: arels flew out the hands, a monster showed up called Scylla

35
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Identify the name of and describe the monstrous creature on the cliffs that had to be avoided

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Scylla six heads, long necks, shark like teeth

36
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Why was it so bad for the sailors to kill and eat the cattle on the ship

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If they harm the cattle, his ship would be destroyed and his men will perish

37
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Name so. Ways that Athena helped Odysseus throughout his journey

A

Helped conceal and reveal his identity

38
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How did Telemachus react when he discovered that the beggar man was his father in disguise

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They hugged and cried happy tears, Telemachus acted like he knew his father his whole life.

39
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How did Telemachus help his father prepare for the fight against the suitors

A

He hid their stuff

40
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What trick did Penelope play to keep the suitors waiting

A

Weaving a shroud

41
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How did Penelope test and prove Odysseus to be her true husband

A

She tested him about the bed. To see if he knew about the bed because Odysseus made the bed out of and olive tree

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