The Odyssey Full Text - Book I - Owl Eyes

Who prevented Odysseus' men from reaching home because they ate his cattle?

Sun-god Apollo

Calypso

The goddess who detained Odysseus in a large cave, wanting to marry him.

Poseidon went to the world's end to the Ethiopians to accept a __________, a sacrifice of 100 oxen.

hecatomb

Which son of Agamemnon took revenge by killing Aegisthus?

Orestes

Athena

The daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom who petitions for Odysseus' release from Calypso's island.

What specific action did Odysseus take that caused Poseidon to persecute him?

He blinded the eye of Polyphemus, king of the Cyclopes.

Polyphemus

The son of Poseidon and the nymph Thoosa, daughter of the sea-king Phorcys.

Athena travels to Ithaca disguised as __________, the chief of the Taphians.

Mentes

Who is the son of Odysseus who welcomes the disguised Athena into his home?

Telemachus

Phemius

The bard whom the suitors compel to sing tales of the return from Troy.

To which two locations does Athena advise Telemachus to travel to seek news of his father?

Pylos and Sparta

Odysseus' father, __________, lives in the country and is cared for by an old woman.

Laertes

Penelope

The daughter of Icarius and wife of Odysseus who is beset by suitors in her husband's absence.

Which suitor, the son of Eupeithes, responds to Telemachus' bold speech by mentioning that the gods gave him lessons in bluster?

Antinous

Laertes purchased the servant Euryclea when she was young for the worth of __________ oxen.

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Euryclea

The daughter of Ops and daughter-in-law of Pisenor who was the nurse for Telemachus as a baby.

On what island is Odysseus currently being held prisoner by Calypso?

Ogygian

Athena departs from Telemachus by flying away like a __________.

bird

Atlas

The magician who looks after the bottom of the ocean and carries the columns keeping heaven and earth asunder.

Near which town and wooded mountain does Mentes claim his ship is currently moored?

Rheithron under mountain Neritum

Athena instructs Telemachus to visit __________ in Pylos to inquire about Odysseus.

Nestor

Eurymachus

The son of Polybus who questions Telemachus about the identity and origins of the stranger (Athena).

Which messenger god did Zeus send to warn Aegisthus about the consequences of his actions?

Hermes

Odysseus once traveled to Ephyra to beg poison for his arrows from __________, son of Mermerus.

Ilus

Xenia

The ancient Greek code of hospitality and etiquette that dictates how hosts must treat their guests.