| Literary | Gods and Goddesses | Mortals and Monsters | Who said that? | Random Trivia |
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What is an epithet?
Another name used to describe a person
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Who is Zeus?
The god of thunder
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Who is Odysseus?
The King of Ithaca
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Who is Odysseus?
" 'We are from Troy, Achaeans, blown off course by shifting gales on the Great South Sea; homeward bound, but taking routes and ways uncommon; so the will of Zeus would have it.' "
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What is an olive branch?
Used to stab out the Cyclops's eye
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What is an epic poem?
The Odyssey is this kind of "book"
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Who is Circe?
Turns Odysseus's men into swine
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Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
The monster blocking Odysseus's way
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Who is the Cyclops?
" 'Strangers,' he said, 'who are you?' "
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What are Helios's cattle?
The men decide to eat these when they land on a god's island
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What is hubris?
Over pride or self-confidence
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Who is Poseidon?
Ruler of the seas
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Who is Polythemus?
The Cyclops whose eye is stabbed out
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Who is Circe?
" 'Why sit at table mute, Odysseus? Are you mistrustful of my bread and drink?' "
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What is Hades?
Where Odysseus must travel to find Tiresias
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What is "Dawn spread out her fingertips of rose"?
The epithet for a new day
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Who is Hermes?
Brings Odysseus the plant Moly to protect him from Circe
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Who is Eurylochus?
Man that Odysseus almost kills on journey back to Circe's house
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Who is Eurylochus?
" '...Swines, wolves, and lions she will make us all, beasts of her courtyard, bound by her enchantment.' "
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What is a shroud?
Is made by Penelope to kill time before choosing a suitor
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Who is Homer?
The Odyssey is written by him
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Who is Aeolus?
Give Odysseus the bag of winds
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Who is Telemachus?
Future king of Ithaca
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Who is Polites?
" 'Dear friends, no need for stealth: here's a young weaver singing a pretty song to the air a-tingle on these lawns and paven courts.' "
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What is 12 ships?
Number of ships that Odysseus has when he begins his journey
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