ACTUAL ANSWERS 2025 – 2026 UPDATE.
Castor/Pollux,(Polydeuces),,ANS,,-
Twin,brothers,of,Leda,,known,as,Dioscuri.,Castor,was,mortal,but,Pollux,was,immortal.,Pollux,shared,his,im
mortality,with,Castor,and,alternate,days,as,immortal.
Helen,,ANS,,-
Married,Paris,after,he,picked,Aphrodite,as,the,golden,apple,victor.,Originally,married,to,Menelaus.,Also,k
nown,as,Helen,of,Troy.
Paris,,ANS,,-
Son,of,Priam,and,Hecuba,of,Troy.,Mother,saw,that,he,would,be,the,doom,of,Troy.,Picked,Aphrodite,as,the
,owner,of,the,Golden,Apple,and,sparked,the,Trojan,War.
Priam,,ANS,,-
King,of,Troy,during,the,Trojan,War.,Convinced,Achilles,to,have,a,9,day,truce,for,the,death,of,Hector.
Menelaus,,ANS,,-Original,husband,of,Helen.,Waged,war,against,Troy.,King,of,Sparta.
Achilles,,ANS,,-Protagonist,of,Iliad.,Child,of,Thetis.,Dipped,in,Styx,to,become,immortal,-
,one,mortal,point,was,his,heel.,Healed,Telephus,to,get,to,Troy.,Had,dispute,with,Agamemnon,because,he,
wanted,his,prize,Briseis,(he,leaves,war).,He,returns,to,avenge,Patroclus,and,kills,Hector
Patroclus,,ANS,,-
Friend,of,Achilles,and,led,the,Myrmidons,in,his,place,when,Achilles,left,the,war.,Killed,by,Hector
Hector,,ANS,,-
Prince,of,Troy.,Greatest,warrior,and,leader,but,didn't,want,the,war.,Dueled,with,Ajax,to,end,the,war,on,th
e,first,day,but,both,were,equally,skilled.,Killed,by,Achilles,after,he,killed,Patroclus
Andromache,,ANS,,-Wife,of,Hector.
,Trojan,Horse,,ANS,,-
Created,by,Odysseus.,Gift,for,the,Trojans,as,the,Greeks,retreated,but,really,just,allowed,them,to,get,inside
,the,walls.,Reason,that,Greece,won,the,war.
Odysseus,,ANS,,-
10,year,journey,home,after,winning,the,Trojan,War.,He,fought,Polyphemus,,Circe,,stayed,with,Calypso,an
d,many,others.
Telemachus,,ANS,,-
Went,on,a,journey,to,find,his,father,after,the,Trojan,War.,Visited,Nestor,then,Sparta,to,hear,stories,of,his,f
ather.,Eventually,was,reunited,with,his,father.
Nestor,,ANS,,-
Helped,Jason,to,receive,the,Golden,Fleece.,Fought,against,the,Calydonian,Boar.,Joined,the,war,but,was,to
o,old,to,fight,(advised,and,gave,morale).
Antinous,,ANS,,-
Leader,of,the,Suitors,who,wanted,Penelope.,Tries,to,kill,Telemachus.,Murdered,by,Odysseus,first.
Aeolus,,ANS,,-
Keeper,of,the,winds.,Gave,Odysseus,a,closed,bag,however,his,companions,opened,it,and,blew,them,even,
farther,off,course.,God,and,ruler,of,the,winds
Poseidon,,ANS,,-
God,of,the,seas,and,protector,of,aquatic,features.,Earthshaker,and,the,trident.,Made,Odysseus,quest,long
er,as,he,was,pissed,off.,Caused,due,to,Cyclops,Polyphemus.
Elpenor,,ANS,,-
Youngest,comrade,of,Odysseus.,Died,of,Circe's,island,by,falling,off,of,the,roof.,First,shade,to,reach,Odysse
us.
Broadsea,,ANS,,-Athlete,that,challenges,Odysseus.
Demodocus,,ANS,,-Poet,that,visits,Alcinous.,Causes,Odysseus,to,cry,as,he,sings,of,the,Trojan,War.
, Penelope,,ANS,,-
Husband,of,Odysseus.,Held,her,suitors,at,bay,by,making,a,weaving,a,burial,shroud,by,day,and,unweaving,i
t,at,night.,Picked,her,suitor,by,stringing,Odysseus',bow,then,shooting,through,12,axe,heads.
Lotus,Eaters,,ANS,,-Ate,lotus,plants,,which,are,narcotics.
Cyclops/Polyphemus,,ANS,,-
inhabited,Islands,in,the,Mediterranean.,Odysseus,got,Polyphemus,drunk,and,stabbed,out,his,eyes,after,P
olyphemus,trapped,them.,Odysseus,named,himself,Nobody,so,that,when,he,screamed,for,help,he,said,"n
obody,has,wounded,me".,Odysseus,then,boasts,that,he,is,the,great,Odysseus,as,he,leaves,getting,him,the,
curse,of,Poseidon.
Circe,,ANS,,-Minor,Goddess,of,magic,that,turns,men,into,farm,animals,-
,specifically,pigs.,Odysseus,was,warned,by,one,of,his,men,and,Hermes,helped,him,to,befriend,her,and,sav
e,his,men.,They,then,stayed,their,and,had,sons.
Sirens,,ANS,,-
Beautiful,singers,who,lured,sailors,to,them,and,they,died.,Odysseus,when,passing,them,tied,himself,up,to,
hear,their,voices.
Scylla,,ANS,,-
Monster,that,ate,sailors,as,they,sailed,past,her,lair.,She,had,tentacles,and,multiple,dog,heads,at,her,waist.,
Ate,six,of,Odysseus,men,as,they,passed.
Charybdis,,ANS,,-
On,the,other,side,of,the,strait,controlled,by,Scylla.,Giant,whirlpool,that,would,destroy,ships,as,they,reache
d,the,mouth,of,Charybdis.
Helios,,ANS,,-
First,Sun,God.,Replaced,by,Apollo.,Odysseus',men,ate,some,of,Helios',cattle,and,Zeus,destroyed,his,ship,-
,Odysseus,being,the,only,survivor,for,not,eating,the,cattle.
Romare,Bearden,,ANS,,-
Artist,who,painted,the,Black,Odyssey.,A,series,of,pictures,that,detailed,Odysseus',journey.