The Odyssey Review Questions and Answers Already Passed

The Odyssey Review Questions and Answers Already Passed What goddess aids Odysseus? Athena Who changes Odysseus into a beggar? Athena Who keeps Odysseus a prisoner for 7 years? Calypso Who does Homer call upon to help him tell the story? Muse Who gives Odysseus directions to Hades? Circe Beautiful Goddess that loves Odysseus Calypso Which suitor does Odysseus kill first? Antinous What did Odysseus put in his men's ears to avoid the song of the Sirens? Beeswax What sea creature, like a whirlpool, can consume an entire ship? Charybdis How does the Cyclops close the cave door entrance? A large stone or rock How many heads does Scylla have? 6 What type of creature is Polyphemus? Cyclops Where does Odysseus see his mother? Hades (the land of the dead) How many axes must the suitors shoot through? 12 Who must Odysseus confront in Hades? Tiresius Who wrote The Odyssey? Homer What war did Odysseus leave home to fight? The Trojan War How many years total was Odysseus away from home? 20 How many men arrived home with Odysseus? Zero To whom do the herds of cattle belong that the men are warned not to raid? Helios How was The Odyssey originally told? Orally What is the sweet flower called that makes eaters not want to return home? Lotus What piece of furniture is used to test Odysseus's true identity? Bed Into what animal does Circe turn Odysseus's men? Swine/pigs What does Odysseus use to blind Polyphemus? Giant stake/spear Who is Odysseus's father? Laertes Who is Odysseus's son? Telemachus Whose kidnapping starts the Trojan War? Helen What do Odysseus and Telemachus remove from the great hall while the suitors are sleeping? All weapons Who is the messenger who comes to make Calypso release Odysseus? Hermes