The Odyssey

who is Odysseus

the conqueror of Troy and the son of Laertes of Ithaca

how long did he fight for

9 years at Troy

what happened when the THREE men ate lotus fruit

their minds were overun and they no longer wanted to leave the natives

how does Odysseus save the lotus driven men

dragging them to ship

what are the cyclopes

monstrous one eyed giants

how does odysseus kill the cyclops

• make cyclops drink 3 wine glasses

• lit the end of a stake on fire'

• put stake in eye

how did odysseus escape cyclops

he tied his men under sheeps in 3s. He then held onto the belly of the biggest ram

who is Aeolus

lived in Aeolia, ruler of winds

what does Aeolus give Odysseus

a skin bag with winds to get home

what happened to Aeolus’ wind

the men thought it was wine and released it

who are the Laestrygonians

giants who throw stones from cliffs

how many ships escaped the Laestrygonians

only Odysseus’

what happens when the men drink Circe’s honey-wine

they forget their native land, herded into pens, turned into pigs.

how does Hermes help Odysseus

gives him moly, a herb able to cancel out Circe’s spells

how long did they stay on Circe’s island

1 year

Hades rules the kingdom of the dead with his queen…

Persephone

who tells Odysseus what his voyages comes for him

Theban Teiresias

how do the sirens trap men

with their melodious voices

how does Odysseus avoid siren

puts wax in his mens ears and ties himself to the mast

who is Scylla

a ghastly monster with six long necks

what did Charybdis do

sucked the water in a black whirlpool 3x a day, 3x spewing it forth

how do the rest of Odysseus’ men die

in a storm after sacrificing one of Apollos cows.

how does Odysseus survive the Apollo storm thing

drifts ontop of two logs

how did Calypso help Odysseus

let him build a raft, gave him bread, water, redwine, clothing, and wind.

Calypsos kink

she loved and drooled over Odysseus

what does Poseidon do to Odysseus

makes a fat storm as he’s venturing home, destroying his raft and sending him out into the sea

who found and saved Odysseus in the sea

Ino

who is Ino

the foam white sea goddess

Who finds Odysseus in a river after having a…pleasant dream

Nausicaa

what did Odysseus transform into when he got home

a filthy aged beggar

who transformed Odysseus when he got home

Athene

what did Athene turn into

a rugged man, much younger, tanned dark and bearded

what did people do while Odysseus was gone

wasting his wealth, wooing his wife, using his household

what does Penelope do

hold an archery contest for her suitors

who is Penelope

Odysseus’ lover

what does the winner of Penelope’s contest get

to marry her.

who won the Penelope contest

Odysseus (disguised vers.)

what did Odysseus do to the suitors

killed them all