Sun god who drove his chariot through sky each day; Oddysseus' men at his cattle
Helios
Messenger of the gods
Hermes
Odysseus' faith wife
Penelope
Female monster with six heads and 3 row of teeth on each
Scylla
God of the sea
Poseidon
Who is the swineherd?
Eumaeus
Who is the nurse?
Euryclea
Who is the beautifu sea goddess who rescued Odysseus?
Calypso
What is the island home of Circe?
Aeaea
Who was king of the Phaeacians who Odysseus told his story to?
Alcinous
Who was the goddess of wisdom and peace who was on Odysseus' side?
Athena
Who was the most powerful of the gods?
Zeus
How does Odysseus save his crew from the sirens' song?
puts beeswax in their ears
WHy does Oddysseus blind rather than kill Polyphemus?
he is the only one who can move the boulder from the cave entrance
Why does Calypso tell Odysseus he can leave the island?
Zeus orders her to let him go
What happens to Odysseus' men when they eat the Lotus plant?
they are made to forget their home
Circe turns Odysseus' mean into what?
pigs
What prophesy does Odysseus nto tell his men?
that they will all die except Odysseus
Cyclops' curse on Odysseus is an exqample of what?
foreshadowing
They main conflict in the Odyssey is between Odysseus and what?
the sea
By having Cyclops refuse Odysseus' request for hospitality, Homer creates what?
characterization
At the end of part I, Odysseus is what?
the only survivor from his ship
When Odysseus returns home, he is disguised as _________.
a beggar
What task does Penelope purpose for the suitors?
string Odysseus' bow
Telemachus executes the maids because they ______________.
betrayed Odysseus with the suitors
Dramatic irony occurs when _______________
Telemachus does not recognize the stranger as his father
How does Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope?
tells how he built their bed
How long his Odysseus been away from home?
20 years (2 decades)
How does Penelope act when she realizes Odysseus is home?
embraces him and rejoices