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12 Cards in this Set
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who is the father of odysseus?
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laerities
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what is odysseus ultimate goal in this epic?
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to get back home
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what is the role of zeus in this epic? Poseidon? Hades?
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zeus is the king of the sky, Poseidon is the king of the ocean, Hades is the king of the underworld
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how are the Lotus Eaters dangerous to Odysseus men?
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the plant makes them want to stay and they make them lose hope of going back home
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what is the name that Odysseus gives the cyclops?
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nobody
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why do Odysseus blind the cyclops rather then kill him when the giant is asleep?
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so that the cyclops can open the rock door for his men to escape
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in which episode does Odysseus lose all of his men?
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scylla and charybis
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what is the defintion of epic hero?
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main character in an epic who has legendary strength
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how does the Cyclops at the end of the episode cause future harm to Odysseus and his men?
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that odysseus never gets home
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who are the sirens? what are they known for? why are they feared?
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they are known for there music, feared because people can get hypmetized, and die
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what are some of Odysseus character strengths? weaknesses?
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stregths are his courage, the way he kept a fight with the cyclops after he already won the battle. weaknesses- his pride and stubernes
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what happens when odysseus fails to wake up to prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle? whos strength is ultimately proven?
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they are all cursed. the gods power.
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