who is homer addressing at the beginning of the odyssey?
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The Odyssey Game
Who is Homer addressing at the beginning of the
Odyssey?
The Muse, goddess of
epic poetry
Who is Homer addressing at the beginning of the
Odyssey?
How long after the Trojan War does Odysseus depart from Calypso’s
island?
7 years
How long after the Trojan War does Odysseus depart from Calypso’s
island?
Who is Odysseus’ father?
Laeretes
Who is Odysseus’ father?
Ithaca
Where is Odysseus’ home?
While in the land of Ismarus, what mistakes did Odysseus and his men
make?
They get drunk and
mutinous, and the Cicones army sneaks up on Odysseus and his men. He ends up loosing all of his ships except one.
While in the land of Ismarus, what mistakes did Odysseus and his men
make?
What did the Lotus Eaters offer to the men?
Lotus Flower
What did the Lotus Eaters offer to the men?
What did Odysseus do to his men on the island of the Lotus Eaters?
Dragged them back to
the ship and tied them to the rowing benches
What did Odysseus do to his men on the island of the Lotus Eaters?
What are Cyclopes?
One eyed, giants that eat
people
What are Cyclopes?
Where do the Cyclopes dwell?
In caves
Where do the Cyclopes dwell?
Why did Odysseus beach on this land if he knew the cyclopes
dwelled there?
His curiosity
Why did Odysseus beach on this land if he knew the cyclopes
dwelled there?
What does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the
cyclops’ cave?
Wine from the land of
Ismarus and 12 of his best men.
What does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the
cyclops’ cave?
What did Odysseus and his men find inside the
cave?
Cheese, whey, goats, and
pottery
What did Odysseus and his men find inside the
cave?
What does the Cyclops do to Odysseus’ men?
Eats them
What does the Cyclops do to Odysseus’ men?
What reason does Odysseus give for not killing the cyclops?
He needs the cyclops to
open up the stone slab door.
What reason does Odysseus give for not killing the cyclops?
What reason does Odysseus and his men construct while in the Cyclops’
cave?
A large wooden stake
What reason does Odysseus and his men construct while in the Cyclops’
cave?
What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to drink?
Wine from the land of
Ismarus
What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to drink?
What does the Cyclops tell Odysseus as Odysseus is leaving
the land?
“Come back and I will
treat you well, and I will get Poseidon to befriend you.”
What does the Cyclops tell Odysseus as Odysseus is leaving
the land?
What does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to
reach home?
Journey to the Land of
the dead; underworld
What does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to
reach home?
What happened to Odysseus’ men on the
island of Circe?
Turned them into pigs
What happened to Odysseus’ men on the
island of Circe?
What does Odysseus learn about his mother in the
Underworld?
She’s dead; she
committed suicide.
What does Odysseus learn about his mother in the
Underworld?
Whom does Odysseus encounter in the Underworld, besides his
mother?
Blind prophet Tiresias
Whom does Odysseus encounter in the Underworld, besides his
mother?
What difficulties does Tiresias predict for the journey to
come?
He must pass through
Scylla and Charybdis, and he warns him not to eat the cattle of Lord Helios, god of the sun.
What difficulties does Tiresias predict for the journey to
come?
What does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him for when they pass
through the Sirens?
To tie him to the ship’s
mast
What does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him for when they pass
through the Sirens?
What makes the Sirens dangerous?
Their beautiful song
What makes the Sirens dangerous?
What did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the
Sirens?
He put beeswax in their
ears.
What did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the
Sirens?
What is Scylla? Why is she dangerous?
6 headed sea serpent;
she eats people
What is Scylla? Why is she dangerous?
What is Charybdis? Why is she dangerous?
Giant whirlpool; she
devours ships
What is Charybdis? Why is she dangerous?
When they arrive in the sea cave on Lord Helios’ island, what warning does
Odysseus give to his men?
Do not eat the cattle of
Lord Helios
When they arrive in the sea cave on Lord Helios’ island, what warning does
Odysseus give to his men?
What does Eurylochus say to persuade Odysseus’ men to
slaughter the cattle?
It is better to die being
stuck down by the gods and drowning than to die of starvation.
What does Eurylochus say to persuade Odysseus’ men to slaughter the
cattle?
What does Odysseus’ shipmates do while Odysseus
is sleeping?
They sacrifice the cattle
of Lord Helios.
What does Odysseus’ shipmates do while Odysseus
is sleeping?
What does Lord Helios ask of Zeus?
To kill Odysseus’ men
What does Lord Helios ask of Zeus?
What Happens to Odysseus and his shipmates after feasting for six
days?
The storm stops and it lures
the Odysseus and his men back out to sea. Zeus sends a storm and lightning strikes down Odysseus’ ship and kills his men.
What Happens to Odysseus and his shipmates after feasting for six
days?
How does Odysseus avoid Charybdis and Scylla a second
time?
He clings to a fig tree on
an off shore island of Scylla’s mountain.
How does Odysseus avoid Charybdis and Scylla a second
time?
How long does Odysseus drift in the open sea?
9 days
How long does Odysseus drift in the open sea?
Whose island does Odysseus make shore at?
Calypso’s Island
Whose island does Odysseus make shore at?
How many years total has Odysseus been gone from Ithaca?
20 years
How many years total has Odysseus been gone from Ithaca?
What does Athena reveal to Odysseus about his situation at
home?
Suitors are destroying his
land and trying to win the hand of Penelope.
What does Athena reveal to Odysseus about his situation at
home?
Where