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36 Cards in this Set
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Odysseus's father
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Laertes
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The sun god
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Helios
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Witch who transform Odysseus' men into pigs
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Circe
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Goddess who keeps Odysseus' captive? She would be described as?
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Calypso, Beautiful sea nymph who hold Odysseus for 7 years.
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Main character and hero of a story
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Odysseus
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Son of Odysseus
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Telemachus
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Wife of Odysseus
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Penelope
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Odysseus's nurse
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Eurycleia
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Goddess who intervenes on the behalf of Odysseus? She is the goddess of?
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Athena. She is the goddess of wisdom.
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One-eyed Giant? He would be best described as?
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Cyclops:one-eyed cannibal
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The messenger god? He is identified by his?
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Hermes. He is identified by his
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An odyssey is?
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A journey.
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The poet who wrote the Odyssey is?
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Homer.
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What war did Odysseus fight in? How long did he fight in the war?
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Trojan War. He fought 10 years.
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What important Greek value does the Cyclops fail to extend to Odysseus and his crew?
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Being hospitable.
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The story of The odyssey is told from the point of view of?
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Odysseus
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Zeus sends________ to tell Calypso to release Odysseus.
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Hermes.
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After setting sail from Calypso's island, why doesn't Odysseus make it home?
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Storm.
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Why did Odysseus and his men stop on the island of the Lotus Eaters?
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To eat.
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When Odysseus first talks with the Cyclops, he says his name is?
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Nobody.
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What did Aeolus do for Odysseus?
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Gave him a bag of wind.
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What did Circe do to Odysseus's men?
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Turn them into pigs.
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Why does Odysseus stop at the Sun god's island?
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To eat.
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What does Odysseus tell his crew not to do while on the island of the Sun god?
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Not to kill the cattle.
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When Odysseus returns home, he is disguised as a?
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Beggar.
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The contest Penelope sets for the suitors involves:
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Bow and Arrow
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How does Odysseus' nurse recognize him even with his disguise?
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Scar.
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What herb did Hermes give to Odysseus so that he couldn't be enchanted by Circe?
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Moly.
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Odysseus' wife is equally cunning at testing people. She makes sure that Odysseus is who he says he is by pretending she has moved his what?
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Bed.
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The name of the swineherd?
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Eumaeus.
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Where does Odysseus lives?
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Ithaca.
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Where the gods live?
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Heavens. (Mount Olympus)
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Place Circe tells Odysseus he must go?
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The Underworld.
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Where Odysseus narrates the story off his adventures?
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King Alinous kingdom.
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How long after the war did it take Odysseus to get home?
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10 years.
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The name of the god who hates Odysseus? He is the god of?
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Poseidon. He is the god of Sea.
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