the odyssey Flashcards
1
Q
- Cyclops blinded by Odysseus
- Gets Poseidon (father) to curse Odysseus
- LAWLESS BRUTE
A
Polyphemus
2
Q
- King of Phaecians
- Gives Odysseus treasure and a passage to Ithaca
A
Alcinous
3
Q
- Alcinous’s daughter
- Find’s Odysseus washed up on shore after leaving Calypso (naked)
- WHITE ARMED
A
Nausicaa
4
Q
- Suitor of Penelope
- Arrogant main suitor
- Wants Telemachus dead
A
Antinous
5
Q
- Blind prophet in the Underworld
- Shows Odysseus how to get back to Ithaca
- Lets Odysseus communicate with dead people
A
Tiresias
6
Q
- WEAVING UNRAVELER
A
Penelope
7
Q
- Odysseus’s nurse
- Hides Telemachus’s journey to Pylos from everyone
A
Eurycleia
8
Q
- Mother of Odysseus
- Dies of a broken heart from missing Odysseus
A
Anticleia
9
Q
- Ruled by Alcinous
- First group of people Odysseus meets after Calypso
A
Phaecians
10
Q
- Sea nymph
- Gives Odysseus advice to swim
- Gives him her veil to keep him afloat
A
Ino
11
Q
- Phaecian poet
- Makes Odysseus cry from his poems
A
Demodocus
12
Q
- Bard at the palace in Ithaca
A
Phemius
13
Q
- Killed his mom Clytemnestra for killing his dad Agamemnon
A
- Prince Orestes
14
Q
- King Agamemnon’s wife
- Kills him to be with her lover
- Killed by her son Orestes
A
Clytemnestra
15
Q
- People of Ismarus
- Get looted by Odysseus and his men
- End up killing some of Odysseus’s men because of their greed
A
Cicones
16
Q
- Whirlpool near Syclla that Odysseus encounters (PRE CALYPSO)
A
Charybdis
17
Q
- Young athlete that insults Odysseus and then loses to him
A
Broadsea
18
Q
- King Alcinous’s wife
- Nausicaa’s mother
A
Queen Arete
19
Q
- Foil character to Odysseus
- Suggests that the men eat Helios’s cattle
A
Eurylochus
20
Q
Fate/Destiny
A
Moira
21
Q
Home, community, family
A
Oikos
22
Q
Longing for home; nostalgia
A
Nostos
23
Q
Material honor
A
Time
24
Q
Balance/moderation
A
Sophrosyne
25
Very strong winds
Gales
26
Warning
Portent
27
Lithe
Thin
28
Energetic/cheerful/rowdy
Boisterous
29
Rapt
Mesmerized by something
