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Hyperion

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Father of the sun, Titan sometimes referred to as Hellos

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Calypso

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daughter of Atlas nymph on the island of Ogygia

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Eurymachus

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son of Polybius, leading suitor, and Ithacan

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Which god harbored resentment for Odysseus, preventing him from returning home

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Posiden was angry because Odysseus had blinded his son king of the Cyclopes, Polyphemus

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Odysseus son _______________ was visited by ____________. What disguise did this visitor take and why?

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Telemachus, Athene; Athene disguised herself as Mentes, king of the Taphians, Odysseus’ father, Leites, and Mendes’ father Anchialus had been friends

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Who sang and played the lyre for the rowdy crowd of suitors in the house of Odysseus

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Phemius, the son of Teres, was the reluctant musician for the suitors

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What specific instructions did the disguised visitor give to Telemachus

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Athene told Telemachus to call Achean s to assemble and bid the suitors to leave, sending Penelope back to her father, if needed. Then Telemachus should go in quest of his father to Nestor at Pylos and Menelaus at Sparta. If his father was alive, he should wait twelve months. If he was dead, he should build a barrow for him. EIther way, he should plan on killing the suitors

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Antinous said, “THe gods seem to have given you a lesson in bluster and tall talking”. To whom was he was saying this? Why?

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Antinous said this to Telemachus because he had challenged the suitors openly and demanded that they leave his house

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WHo was Euryclea?

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Euryclea was Odysseus’ childhood nurse who still served in his house

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WHo was Leartes

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Leartes was the father of Odysseus and former king of Ithaca

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“Tell me…. of that ingenious hero..”

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Homer to the Muse

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“If Odysseus is the man…”

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Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus

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Icarus

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Father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra

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After Telemachus made his speech to the suitors ___________ chided him. What was this suitors argument for remaining in Odysseus’ house?

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Antinous argued that Penelope had encouraged the suitors with deceitful notes and deeds, promising to marry one of them

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Identify four reasons that Telemachus could not force his mother to remarry

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Telemachus argued that his father was abroad and they did not know if he was alive or dead. Icarius would force Telemachus to pay a large sum to return his mother. Heaven would punish him when his mother called on the Furies to avenge her. also it would not be a praiseworthy thing to do

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Were Telemachus to discover that his father was still alive, how long would he put up with the suitors misbehaving and waste

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Telemachus would put up with them for twelve months

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Who was Mentor? With which men in Ithaca was the most angry

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Mentor was a friend of Odysseus’ estate

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At the end of book 2, Telemachus sailed toward and

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Pylos and Sparta

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“SOns are seldom…”

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Athene disguised as a mentor to Telemachus

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Pisistratus

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Youngest son of Chloris

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What was Telemachus’ question for Nestor

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Telemachus wanted to know how Odysseus had died

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True or False: Nestor told Telemachus that Menelaus and Agamemnon got into a fight at Troy. Menelaus wanted to make offerings to the gods while Agamemnon wanted to sail for home

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False: Agamemnon wanted to make offerings and Menelaus wanted to set sail

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WHat was Nestor’s answer to Telemachus’ question

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Nestor said that he returned to Pylos quickly and had only heard about the fate of some greeks and not Odysseus

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How do we know that Nestor was extremely impressed that Telemachus was traveling with Athene

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Nestor said that Telemachus was going to be a great hero one day because the gods waited upon him this way while he was young

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Nestor sent ______ with Telemachus on his journey to Menelaus

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Pisistratus

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They say the Myrmidons…”

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Nestor to Telemachus

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Proteus Elysium

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Old man of the sea; an immortal Egyptian able to change shape at will

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Elysium

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Plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death

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Medon

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Loyal servant of Penelope; Herald in Odysseus house suitors favorite servant

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Dolius

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a wedding gift from Penelope’s father; father of Melanthius and Melantho

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Menelaus became so very wealthy by

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getting riches during his eight year journey from Troy

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Who recognized Telemachus as the son of Odysseus first? How?

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Helen first recognized Telemachus, claiming that he looked just like he did as a baby

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How did Menelaus capture Proteus?

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Menelaus and three of his men hid under sealskins when proteus was asleep they seized him, holding hon while he turned to a lion, dragon, leopard, boar, running water, tree and finally back to himself

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Why did Ajax son of Oileus drown after making it to apparent safety

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Ajax boasted that the gods could not drown him, that the gods could not drown him, so Poseidon struck the rock he stood on and drowned him

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WHat was going on in the house of Odysseus while Telemachus was away at Pylos and Lacedaemon

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Upon learning that Neoman had loaned his ship to Telemachus the suitors planned an ambush. Penelope heard about it from Medon. Athene sent a vision to encourage Penelope

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“I am not fond of crying…”

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Pisistratus to Menelaus

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“I often grieve as I sit here in my house…”

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Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus

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According to Athene’s opening speech, what type of ruler was Odysseus

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Athene said Odysseus ruled his people as though he were their father

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_________ was sent by Zeus to tell Calypso to free Odysseus

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Hermes

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What was Calypso’s main argument against having to release Odysseus

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Calypso argued that it was unfair that a goddess could not love a mortal while a god could.

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After the destruction of this raft, how many days did Odysseus float in the water before reaching land

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3 days and 2 nights

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Where did Odysseus sleep his first night on Scheria? Why?

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Odysseus slept in the woods so that he would be protected from the wind and would have leaves for bed

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Nausicaa

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Son of Poseidon; Half brother to Cyclopes father of Alcinous

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When Nausicaa asked her father for help getting clothes to the river, about whom exactly did she claim to be concerned

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Nausicaa claimed that she was worried about her father and brothers. As the chief man of the Phaeacians, her father needed a clean shirt for meetings of the council. Her brothers needed clean linen to wear dances

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Of what situation did Odysseus claim there was”nothing better”?

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Odysseus claimed that there is nothing better in this this world than that man and wife should be of one mind in a hous

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Whose temple was in the middle of the Phaeacian marketplace

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Poseidon

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Which of her parents did Nausicaa advise Odysseus to approach? Why?

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Nausicaa told Odysseus to approach her mother not her father if he wanted to go home quickly because her mother might to be persuaded by him

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“May heaven grant you…”

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Odysseus to Nausicaa

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Arete

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Daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous

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Laodamas

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favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian

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What were Nausicaa’s parents’ names?

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Her parents were kIng Alcinous and Queen Arete

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Explain how Odysseus was able to reach the knees of the queen

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Athene had hidden Odysseus in a thick cloud of darkness so that none of the Phaeacians could see him

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How did the king respond to the stranger begging for assistance at the knees of his wife

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King Alcinous listed to Echeneus an old Phaeacian hero and excellent speaker. Alcinous raised Odysseus from the hearth and gave him the seat of his favorite son, Laodamas

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Odysseus remained on the island with Calypso for _____ years

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eight

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Odysseus did not want the king to scold his daughter for assisting him. How did the king answer this?

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King Alcinous said that he now saw what kind of person Odysseus was, with a lie mind to himself. He wanted him to marry his daughter, but wouldn’t force this

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“We must see….”

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King Alcinous to his councilors

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Circe

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goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god

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WHich sailors would accompany Odysseus to Ithaca?

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FIfty two of the smartest young sailors

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What was the name of the famous Phaeacian bard? what physical disability did he have?

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Demodocus was the famous Phaeacian bard to whom the muse gave a divine gift of song but the muse robbed him of his eyesight

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About what event did his bard sing? How did Odysseus respond?

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Demodocus sang about the quarrel between Odysseus and Achilles, and Odysseus wept

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According to King Alcinous in which four sports did the Phaeacians excel?

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Alcinous claim the Phaeacians surpassed all other nations as boxers, wrestlers, jumpers, and runner

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What specifically caused Odysseus to prove his athletic prowess and how did he prove it?

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Laodamas challenged Odysseus to prove his skill and Euryalus reviled Odysseus outright claiming that he was grasping trader and no athlete. Odysseus proved himself by hurling a very heavy disc farther than any of the Phaeacians

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Odysseus said that the Phaeacians were the best________ in the world.

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dancers

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What tale did Odysseus request from the bard

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Odysseus requested the tale of the wooden horse and the strat of Odysseus getting into troy

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After instructing the bard to stop singing, what major question did King Alcinous ask Odysseus

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Alcinous finally asked Odysseus to identify himself

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“Let us ask the stranger…”

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Laodamas to Euryalus

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Cicones

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Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city of Ismarus

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Lotus Eaters

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people who feed Odysseus’s men lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca

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Cyclopes

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a race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a Cyclops

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Polyphemus

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Cyclops, son of Poseidon

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After revealing his identity, Odysseus began his story of sorrow, WHich goddess wanted to make him immortal and marry him

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Calypso and Circe wanted to marry him

72
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What problem did Odysseus and his crew face in the land of the lotus eaters

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THree of his men ate the lotus and quit caring about home, and wanted to stay

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The third stop for Odysseus was the island of the Cyclopes. Why did Odysseus wait in the cave to see the owner

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Odysseus waited because he thought the monster might give him a prestne t

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Odysseus asked the Cyclops to show hospitality in honor of Zeus. What was Cyclops’ reply?

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The Cyclops called Odysseus a fool because of he

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How many men did the Cyclops eat?

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The Cyclops ate a total of six men

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Why didn’t Odysseus kill Polyphemus when he had the chance?

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Were Odysseus to kill the Cyclops they would never be able to move the stone from the doo

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Describe the plan to escape from the cave of the Cyclops?

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Odysseus planned to drive a stake into the one eye of the Cyclops with four of his men, Once they made the Cyclops blind, Odysseus believed they could find a way of escape

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What Present did the cyclops promise to Odysseus if he continued to fill his cup with wine?

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The Cyclops he would eat all of the Nomans comrades before Noman himself

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Upon escaping from the Cyclops, what major mistake did Odysseus make

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Odysseus taunted the Cyclops and gave him his real name

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Who was the father of Polyphemus

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Poseidon was the father of Polyphemus

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“Firstly, then, I will tell you my name”

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Odysseus son of Laertes, from Ithaca to the Phaeacians

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WHat was Odysseus’s first stop in the Odyssey

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Ismaros (land of the cicones)

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WHat was Odysseus’ second stop in the Odyssey

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Land of the Lotus Eaters

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What was Odysseus’ third stop in the Odyssey

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The Island of the Cyclopes

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What was Odysseus’ fourth stop in the Odyssey

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Aeolia (wind bag foo)

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What was Odysseus’ fifth stop in the Odyssey

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Telepylos (eat boys)

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What was Odysseus’ sixth stop in the Odyssey

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Aeaea eaeaeaeaeaeeaaaeaeaeaeae Witch who turned people into animals

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WHat was Odysseus’ seventh stop in the Odyssey

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What was Odysseus’ eighth stop in the Odyssey

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Scylla and Charybdis

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What was Odysseus’s ninth stop in the Odyssey

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The island of Helios

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What was Odysseus’s tenth stop in the Odyssey

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Ogygia (Calypso’s island)

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What was Odysseus’ eleventh stop in the Odyssey

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Scheria

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What was Odysseus’ last stop in the Odyssey

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Ithaca

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Antiphates

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Laestrygonian king: Ate Odysseus’s scout wife was a mountain-sized giant

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Eurylochus

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Relative of Odysseus: second in command of the men of Ithaca

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Teiresias

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Prophet/ seeir, Persephone granted him understanding even in the Underworld

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WHy did the wind given to Odysseus by the captain not carry him back to Ithaca

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Aeolus tied all contrary winds in a bag with a silver thread. The west wind carried them almost to Ithaca, but when Odysseus went to sleep, the men untied the bag, expecting to find treasure

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