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32 Cards in this Set
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Hallowed
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regarded as holy
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Renowned
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celebrated/famous
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Harangued
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A scolding or long verbal attack
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Colossal
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huge, great in size
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Mortified
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to humiliate or shame by injury
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Burnished
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to polish with friction, to make smooth
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Thwart
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to prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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Reproach
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to blame
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Chafing
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to wear or abrade by rubbing
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Discreet
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Prudent, secretive
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Ithaca
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Odysseus' homeland
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Calypso
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lives on Ogygia and held Odysseus by a spell for seven years
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Odysseus
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the protagonist, married to Penelope, father of Telemachus, king of Ithaca, blinded Poseidon's son's
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Poseidon
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God of: seas, horses, and earthquakes, has a grudge against Odysseus for blinding one of his Cyclops sons
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Polyphemus
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blinded by Odysseus, cyclops, son of Poseidon
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Penelope
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has many suitors but is faithful to Odysseus, Queen of Ithaca, daughter of Icarius
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Laertes
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father of Odysseus
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Eurycleia
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Telemachus' nurse
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Hermes
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messenger God, Athena sent Hermes down to Ogygia to rescue Odysseus
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Agamemnon
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Father of Orestes, went to war with Odysseus, at war his wife: Clymenstra, had an affair with Orestes, then Orestes killed Agamemnon
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Telemachus
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Son of Odysseus, waiting for his father's return, still uncomfortable with the knowledge that his father will return since he had never known his father
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Nestor
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King of Pylos, fought with Odysseus
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Menelaus
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King of Sparta, fought with Odysseus
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Athena
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Took on the persona of Mentes, wanted to save Odysseus from Zeus, loved Odysseus, goddess of wisdom
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Zeus
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King of Gods, wanted to punish Odysseus for blinding Polyphemus
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Antinous
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One of Penelope's suitors, very arrogant
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Eurymachus
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co-leader of suitors, very arrogant
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Achaea
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Greek general
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What are the first four books of the Odyssey called and what is it pertaining to?
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they are called the 'Telemachy' and it is pertaining to a little Odyssey Telemachus is venturing on
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What does an epic usually have?
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Great Deeds, Journeys, Heroic quests, hero has to overcome multiple obstacles
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What do many epics have and briefly describe them?
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Epithets: a descriptive phrase for a character
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What does media res mean and why does it pertain to the Odyssey?
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Media res means middle things which means that the Odyssey starts in the middle of a journey?
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