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16 Cards in this Set
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renowned |
celebrated/famous
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harangued |
a scolding or long verbal attack |
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colossal |
huge, great in size
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mortified |
to humiliate or shame by injury
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thwart |
to prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
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reproach |
to blame
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discreet |
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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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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Hermes
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messenger God, Athena sent Hermes down to Ogygia to rescue Odysseus
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Menelaus
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King of Sparta, fought with Odysseus
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Zeus
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King of Gods, wanted to punish Odysseus for blinding Polyphemus
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