The Odyssey EXAM PREP ALREADY
Who composed the Odyssey? - =Homer
Where did Odysseus go to fight the war? - =Troy
Who is the king to whom Odysseus tells his story beginning the major flashback in Book 9? -
=Alcinous
Who is the king of Ithaca? - =Odysseus
King of the gods - =Zeus
goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare - =Athena
Odysseus' father - =Laertes
Blind prophet who advised Odysseus - =Tiresias
Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths - =Sirens
Herald and messenger of the gods who gives Odysseus a magic herb to help him against Circe -
=Hermes
Leader of the suitors - =Antinous
Odysseus' wife - =Penelope
Odysseus' fatal flaw is - =Arrogance, Extreme Pride
, Who is Polyphemus' father? - =Poseidon
Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus where he lays? - =The Cyclops is the only one strong
enough to move the stone that is the barrier to exit the cave
What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus? - =Nobody
What does Odysseus shove into Polyphemus' eye? - =A wooden spear that has been heated
How does Odysseus get his men out of the Cyclops' cave? - =They hide under the sheep
What creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing on? - =Laestrygonians
Who is the captain of the winds? - =Aeolus
What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the island of the sun god? - =He orders
them to NOT eat the cattle no matter how tempting it may be
Who was the man that persuaded Odysseus' men to eat the cattle? - =Eurylochus
Why does Odysseus not stop his men from eating the cattle of the sun god? - =He is asleep
Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the details of their bed? - =To prove that he's really
Odysseus and not an imposter.
Which god hates Odysseus? - =Poseidon because he blinded Polyphemus.
Which god helps out Odysseus? - =Athena
Who composed the Odyssey? - =Homer
Where did Odysseus go to fight the war? - =Troy
Who is the king to whom Odysseus tells his story beginning the major flashback in Book 9? -
=Alcinous
Who is the king of Ithaca? - =Odysseus
King of the gods - =Zeus
goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare - =Athena
Odysseus' father - =Laertes
Blind prophet who advised Odysseus - =Tiresias
Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths - =Sirens
Herald and messenger of the gods who gives Odysseus a magic herb to help him against Circe -
=Hermes
Leader of the suitors - =Antinous
Odysseus' wife - =Penelope
Odysseus' fatal flaw is - =Arrogance, Extreme Pride
, Who is Polyphemus' father? - =Poseidon
Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus where he lays? - =The Cyclops is the only one strong
enough to move the stone that is the barrier to exit the cave
What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus? - =Nobody
What does Odysseus shove into Polyphemus' eye? - =A wooden spear that has been heated
How does Odysseus get his men out of the Cyclops' cave? - =They hide under the sheep
What creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing on? - =Laestrygonians
Who is the captain of the winds? - =Aeolus
What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the island of the sun god? - =He orders
them to NOT eat the cattle no matter how tempting it may be
Who was the man that persuaded Odysseus' men to eat the cattle? - =Eurylochus
Why does Odysseus not stop his men from eating the cattle of the sun god? - =He is asleep
Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the details of their bed? - =To prove that he's really
Odysseus and not an imposter.
Which god hates Odysseus? - =Poseidon because he blinded Polyphemus.
Which god helps out Odysseus? - =Athena
