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Who is Charybdis?
A whirlpool that tries to devour Odysseus's ship
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Who is Calypso?
Keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years because she falls in love with him
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What is the way that Odysseus gets past the Sirens?
Odysseus' crew puts wax in ears and ties Odysseus to the mast
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What is 6?
The number of heads that Scylla has
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Who is Scylla?
Eats 6 men with as many heads and double as many legs
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What is loyalty?
Odysseus shows this good quality by warning his men about the Sirens, but does NOT show it when not warning the men about Scylla and Charybdis
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What is kill and eat Helios' cattle?
Told by Tiresias and Circe to not do the following, but his crew eventually do
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What is 12?
The number of legs that Scylla has
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Who is Circe?
Gives Odysseus lots of advice on how to deal with the monsters
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Who is Zeus?
God that destroys Odysseus' ships as payment for what was done to Helios' cattle
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What is do not fight Scylla, but go by very quickly?
The advice Circe gives for getting through the narrow pass between Scylla and Charybdis
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What is 3?
The number of times that Charybdis sucks in the sea around her and vomits it back up
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Who are the Sirens?
Sing men to their deaths
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Who is Athena?
The goddess that is sent to Calypso to get her to let Odysseus return
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What is back at Charybdis?
This is where Odysseus escapes from after his ship is destroyed and crew is killed by Zeus, but before he ends up on Calypso's island
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What is 1?
The number of people who survived the shipwreck caused by Zeus' lightning bolt
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Who is Helios?
The immortal cattle belong to this character
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What is helpless?
The feeling that holds Odysseus back from fighting Scylla
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What is Thrinacia?
Proper name for the island where Helios keeps his cattle
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What is 350?
The number of cattle that Helios keeps on Thrinacia
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