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21 Cards in this Set
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Who is the hero in The Odyssey?
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Odysseus
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What is the name of Odysseus's kingdom?
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Ithaca
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What is an Epic?
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A long narrative poem
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What is an epic similie?
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It is a long, detailed comparison using like or as
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How long is Odysseus with Calypso?
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Seven years
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What happened to Odysseus' men when they ate the Lotus Plant?
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They lost all memory of the past and future. They became addicted to the Lotus Plant.
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What does Aeolus Keeper of the Winds, give to Odysseus as a gift?
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A bag full of wind.
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Who is Circe?
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A witch and Goddess
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What does Circe do to Odysseus' men?
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She turns them into pigs.
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Who comes to give Odysseus advice about how to defeat Circe?
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Hermes
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Who is the goddess who has become Odysseus' mentor?
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Athena
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What god is against Odysseus in his journey?
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Poseidon
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What women are Odysseus and his men warned against, that will try to lure them to their death?
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Sirens
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How many heads does Scylla have?
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six
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What does Odysseus' men do that angers him when they land on the Island of the Sun God?
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They eat the sun gods cattle.
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How long has Odysseus been gone from Ithaca?
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20 years
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In what city does Odysseus land and begin to tell his story?
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Phaecia
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What is so deadly about Charbdis?
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The deadly whirlpool and the spitting waters
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What is Odysseus' wife's name?
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Penelope
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What is Odysseus' son's name?
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Telemachus
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What is the Cyclopes real name?
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Polyphemus
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