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The Odyssey Game

The Odyssey Game. Who is Homer addressing at the beginning of the Odyssey?. Who is Homer addressing at the beginning of the Odyssey?. The Muse, goddess of epic poetry. How long after the Trojan War does Odysseus depart from Calypso’s island?.

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The Odyssey Game

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  1. The Odyssey Game

  2. Who is Homer addressing at the beginning of the Odyssey?

  3. Who is Homer addressing at the beginning of the Odyssey? • The Muse, goddess of epic poetry

  4. How long after the Trojan War does Odysseus depart from Calypso’s island?

  5. How long after the Trojan War does Odysseus depart from Calypso’s island? • 7 years

  6. Who is Odysseus’ father?

  7. Who is Odysseus’ father? • Laeretes

  8. Where is Odysseus’ home? • Ithaca

  9. While in the land of Ismarus, what mistakes did Odysseus and his men make?

  10. While in the land of Ismarus, what mistakes did Odysseus and his men make? • They get drunk and mutinous, and the Cicones army sneaks up on Odysseus and his men. He ends up loosing all of his ships except one.

  11. What did the Lotus Eaters offer to the men?

  12. What did the Lotus Eaters offer to the men? • Lotus Flower

  13. What did Odysseus do to his men on the island of the Lotus Eaters?

  14. What did Odysseus do to his men on the island of the Lotus Eaters? • Dragged them back to the ship and tied them to the rowing benches

  15. What are Cyclopes?

  16. What are Cyclopes? • One eyed, giants that eat people

  17. Where do the Cyclopes dwell?

  18. Where do the Cyclopes dwell? • In caves

  19. Why did Odysseus beach on this land if he knew the cyclopes dwelled there?

  20. Why did Odysseus beach on this land if he knew the cyclopes dwelled there? • His curiosity

  21. What does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the cyclops’ cave?

  22. What does Odysseus bring along when he goes to inspect the cyclops’ cave? • Wine from the land of Ismarus and 12 of his best men.

  23. What did Odysseus and his men find inside the cave?

  24. What did Odysseus and his men find inside the cave? • Cheese, whey, goats, and pottery

  25. What does the Cyclops do to Odysseus’ men?

  26. What does the Cyclops do to Odysseus’ men? • Eats them

  27. What reason does Odysseus give for not killing the cyclops?

  28. What reason does Odysseus give for not killing the cyclops? • He needs the cyclops to open up the stone slab door.

  29. What reason does Odysseus and his men construct while in the Cyclops’ cave?

  30. What reason does Odysseus and his men construct while in the Cyclops’ cave? • A large wooden stake

  31. What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to drink?

  32. What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to drink? • Wine from the land of Ismarus

  33. What does the Cyclops tell Odysseus as Odysseus is leaving the land?

  34. What does the Cyclops tell Odysseus as Odysseus is leaving the land? • “Come back and I will treat you well, and I will get Poseidon to befriend you.”

  35. What does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to reach home?

  36. What does Circe say Odysseus must do in order to reach home? • Journey to the Land of the dead; underworld

  37. What happened to Odysseus’ men on the island of Circe?

  38. What happened to Odysseus’ men on the island of Circe? • Turned them into pigs

  39. What does Odysseus learn about his mother in the Underworld?

  40. What does Odysseus learn about his mother in the Underworld? • She’s dead; she committed suicide.

  41. Whom does Odysseus encounter in the Underworld, besides his mother?

  42. Whom does Odysseus encounter in the Underworld, besides his mother? • Blind prophet Tiresias

  43. What difficulties does Tiresias predict for the journey to come?

  44. What difficulties does Tiresias predict for the journey to come? • He must pass through Scylla and Charybdis, and he warns him not to eat the cattle of Lord Helios, god of the sun.

  45. What does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him for when they pass through the Sirens?

  46. What does Odysseus tell his shipmates to do to him for when they pass through the Sirens? • To tie him to the ship’s mast

  47. What makes the Sirens dangerous?

  48. What makes the Sirens dangerous? • Their beautiful song

  49. What did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the Sirens?

  50. What did Odysseus do to his men to keep them from being tempted by the Sirens? • He put beeswax in their ears.

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