Odyssey questions

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