Odyssey Part 1

Who is the narrator of "The Odyssey"?

Odysseus

When people eat the lotus, what does it do to them?

Forget about home and wish to stay in the land of the lotus

Why does Odysseus want to see the Cyclops?

To satisfy his curiosity and exchange gifts

Where does the Cyclops live?

In a cave with his goats and sheep

What does he do each night?

Barricades his entrance to keep his flocks in

What food does he make from the milk of the ewes?

Cheese

Why doesn't Odysseus kill the Cyclops the first night?

They would not be able to get out

Odysseus and his shipmates escape the cave using what?

Cleverness and strategy

How do the Sirens lure Odysseus and his men?

Flattery and promises, heard in the song

Describe Scylla

six-headed monster who lives on the rocks

Describe Charybdis

monster that lurks below the water and creates a whirlpool to suck in the ships

Name the two common sayings we use today that allude to Scylla and Charybdis

Caught between and rock and hard place and choosing between the lesser of two evils

Who is the leader of a homeward-bound Greek fleet?

Odysseus

What does Circe warn the Odysseus not to do?

harm the Sun God's cattle

What is the name of the controversy surrounding if Homer is an actual person?

The Homeric Question

Who does Odysseus see after he makes a sacrifice pit for Tiresias?

His soldier and mother

What is the name of Odysseus' father?

Laertes

What is an allusion?

An indirect reference giving clues towards any well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. A reference others would recognize.

Why is Polyphemus surprised that Odysseus is a small Greek?

He is surprised because a wizard had foretold this, and he thought it was going to be a much bigger person/army that would have taken out his eye.

In The Cattle of the Sun God, what happens to Odysseus after he prays to the gods?

He falls asleep

In The Cattle of the Sun God, what does Helios threaten to do if Zeus does not destroy Odysseus' men?

Go down forever to light the dead men in the underworld

What is the Cyclops' name?

Polyphemus

Why does Odysseus tell his men to put wax on their ears?

So they won't hear the manipulative song of the Sirens

In the Cattle of the Sun God, what does Odysseus tell his men when they land?

They have enough food and drink, so don't touch the cattle or they will pay dearly.

Who protects Odysseus on his second trip by Scylla?

Zeus

How did Odysseus and his men get out of the Cyclops' cave?

Odysseus straps the men under the sheep, and he holds on to the ram's underside.

How long did Odysseus' men feast on Helios' cattle?

6 days

What day is the quiz over part 1?

Friday

Which god treasured the cattle killed by Odysseus' men?

Helios, the sun god

What is the name of Odysseus' home?

Ithaca

What was the first place Odysseus is told by Circe to go to and what is he told to do once he gets there?

The Land of the Dead, make a sacrifice to Tiresias

Circe turns Odysseus' men into what?

Swine

Who kidnapped Helen?

Paris

Who wrote "The Odyssey"?

Homer

What is the other big writing piece that Homer wrote?

The Iliad

Who translated The Odyssey from Greek into it's form today?

Robert Fitzgerald

What does the "song of the Siren" mean and refer to?

The Green Mythological monsters that would lure soldiers to their deaths. It means that something/someone seems nice, but history shows can not be trusted.

Who is Alcinous?

The king of the Phoenicians, who Odysseus tells the story to in return for a ship to Ithaca.

What is it called when a story is started in the middle of things?

in media res

Who is Polyphemus' father?

Poseidon

How does Odysseus show he is a hero after his men eat the lotus?

He drags them back to the ship and ties them to the bench to keep them from fleeing back to the island for more lotus.

Who is Odysseus trying to summon in the underworld?

Tiresias, prince of Thebes, the blind prophet