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58 Cards in this Set
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who is homer addressing at the beginning of the odyssey. |
The muse, goddess of epic poetry. |
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how long after the Trojan war does Odysseus depart from calypsos Island |
10 years |
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who is Odysseus's father |
Laeretes |
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Where is Odysseus's home? |
Ithaca |
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while in the land of ismarus what mistakes did Odysseus and his men make? |
they got drunk and cocky that they have raided the place no problem and the army counter attacks and Odysseus loses all of his men and almost all of his ships besides a few left |
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what do the lotus eaters offer to the men |
lotus flower |
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what did Odysseus do to his men on the island of the lotus eaters |
he forces them back to the boat |
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what are cyclopses |
1 eyed Giants |
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where do the cyclopses dwell |
caves |
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why did Odysseus beach on Cyclopes Island even though he knew they were there |
he was curious and the result of that was loosing 6 of his best fighters |
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what does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the cyclopses cave |
wine from the land of ismarus and 12 of his best men |
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what did Odysseus and his men find in the cave |
sheep, and cheese |
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what does the cyclops do to Odysseus's men |
he eats 6 of them |
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why doesn't Odysseus not kill the cyclops |
he needs the cyclops to open the door |
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what do Odysseus and his men make while in the cave |
a spear |
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what Odysseus give to the cyclops to drink |
wine from ismarus |
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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 |
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what does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to reach home |
journey to the land of the dead or the under world |
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what does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to reach home |
journey to the land of the dead or the under world |
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what happened to Odysseus men on the island of Circe |
Turned them into pigs |
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what does Odysseus learn about his mother in the underworld |
she killed her self in grief of him not returning and the suitors trying to take his wife |
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whom does Odysseus encounter in the underworld besides his mother |
blind prophet Tiresias |
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whom does Odysseus encounter in the underworld besides his mother |
blind prophet Tiresias |
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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 |
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what does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him for when they pass through the sirens |
to tie him to the ships mast |
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what does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him for when they pass through the sirens |
to tie him to the ships mast |
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what makes the sirens dangerous |
their beautiful song |
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what did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens |
he put bees wax in their ears |
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what did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens |
he put bees wax in their ears |
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what is Scylla? and why is she dangerous? |
6 headed sea serpent she eats people |
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what did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens |
he put bees wax in their ears |
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what is Scylla? and why is she dangerous? |
6 headed sea serpent she eats people |
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what is Charybdis, why is she dangerous |
giant whirlpool she devours ships. |
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what did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens |
he put bees wax in their ears |
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what is Scylla? and why is she dangerous? |
6 headed sea serpent she eats people |
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what is Charybdis, why is she dangerous |
giant whirlpool she devours ships. |
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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 the lord Helios |
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what did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the sirens |
he put bees wax in their ears |
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what is Scylla? and why is she dangerous? |
6 headed sea serpent she eats people |
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what is Charybdis, why is she dangerous |
giant whirlpool she devours ships. |
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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 the lord Helios |
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what does euryochus say to persuade Odysseus men to slaughter the cattle |
it is better to die being struck down by the gods and drowning than to die of starvation |
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what does Odysseus shipmates do while Odysseus is sleeping |
they sacrifice the cattle of lord Helios |
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what does Odysseus shipmates do while Odysseus is sleeping |
they sacrifice the cattle of lord Helios |
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what does lord Helios ask of Zeus |
to kill Odysseus's men |
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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 im to sea. Zeus sends a storm and strikes down with lightning |
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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 im to sea. Zeus sends a storm and strikes down with lightning |
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how does Odysseus avoid Charybdis and Scylla a second time |
he clings to a fig tree on an off shore island of Scyllas mountain |
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how long does Odysseus drift in the open sea |
9 days |
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whose island does Odysseus make shore at |
calypsos island |
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whose island does Odysseus make shore at |
calypsos island |
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how many years totals has Odysseus been gone from Ithaca |
20 years |
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whose island does Odysseus make shore at |
calypsos island |
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how many years totals has Odysseus been gone from Ithaca |
20 years |
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what does Athena reveal to Odysseus a out his situation at home |
suitors are destroying his land and trying to win the hand of Penelope |
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whose island does Odysseus make shore at |
calypsos island |
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how many years totals has Odysseus been gone from Ithaca |
20 years |
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what does Athena reveal to Odysseus a out his situation at home |
suitors are destroying his land and trying to win the hand of Penelope |
