Odyssey Review Game

1. Odyssey Review Game The Homecoming.

2. Who ‘Dat? • Characters in the Odyssey

3. 100 • The king of Ithaca • Odysseus

4. 200 • Removes the suitors’ weapons from the great hall. • Telemachus

5. 300 • The loyal swineherd who brings Odysseus his bow. • Eumaeus

6. 400 • Dies after seeing Odysseus make it home. • Argos

7. 500 • Recognizes Odysseus while giving him a footbath. • Eurycleia

8. That’s What Heroes Are Made Of • Epic Hero Traits Revealed in Quotes

9. 100 • “He draws between his thumb and forefinger / a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly / Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.” • Battle Skills • Not one of the other suitors can string the bow, but Odysseus does it in one try!

10. 200 • “‘Now listen to your orders: / when the time comes, those gentlemen, to a man, / will be dead against giving me a bow or quiver. / Defy them. / Eumaeus, bring the bow / and put it in my hands there at the door. / Tell the women to lock their own door tight. / Tell them if someone hears the shock of arms / or groans of men, in hall or court, not one / must show her face, but keep still her weaving. / Philoeteus, run to the outer gate and lock it. / Throw the crossbar and lash it.’” • Authority/Leadership • Odysseus demonstrates authority as he tells Eumaeus to bring him the bow and Philoeteus to lock the gate when the fight begins.

11. 300 • “‘I am home, for I am he. / I bore adversities, but in the twentieth year / I am ashore in my own land.’” • Determination/Persistence • Even after 20 years of hardships, Odysseus never gives up and returns to Ithaca!

12. 400 • “Now from his breast into his eyes the ache / of longing mounted, and he wept at last, / his dear wife, clear and faithful in his arms.” • Loyalty/Persistence • Odysseus is finally home, happy to be reunited with his wife.

13. Name That Epic Characteristic • Applying Epic Characteristics to Quotes

14. 100 • “Athena / lent him beauty, head to foot, She made him / taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair in curls like petals of wild hyacinth / but all red-golden.” • Divine Intervention • Athena transforms Odysseus into a strong, young, good-looking man.

15. 200 • “‘Now watch me hit a target that no man has hit before.’” • Boasting • Odysseus is bragging that he can hit the target that no one else could.

16. 300 • “‘The stranger / you welcomed in your hall has not disgraced you. / I did not miss, neither did I take all day / stringing the bow. My hand and eye are sound, / not so contemptible as the young men say.’” • Boasting • Odysseus brags that it didn’t take him forever to string the bow and hit the target.

17. 400 • “‘I find / the two of you, alone among my people, / longed for my coming. Prayers I never heard / except your own that I might come again. / So now what is in store for you I’ll tell you: / If Zeus brings down the suitors by my hand / I promise marriages to both, and cattle, / and houses built near mine. And you shall be / brothers-in-arms of my Telemachus.’” • Hospitality Code • If Eumaeus and Philoeteus help bring down the suitors, Odysseus will reward them with ladies, cattle, and homes—not too shabby!

18. “My Name Is Nohbdy!” • More Characters from the Odyssey

19. 200 • She holds off the suitors with a weaving trick • Penelope

20. 400 • This suitor is the first to die because he was the ringleader. • Antinous

21. 600 • This suitor tries to get Odysseus’ forgiveness by promising to pay back wine and food. • Eurymachus

22. 800 • This character (the cowherd) is told to lock the outer gate. • Philoeteus

23. 1000 • A disloyal maid; calls the beggar a drunk • Melantho

24. I Know That Hero Trait • Applying Epic Hero Traits to Quotes

25. 200 • “Now flashed / arrow from twanging bow clean as a whistle / through every socket ring, / and grazed not one, / to thud with heavy brazen head beyond.” • Battle Skills • Odysseus is able to make his shot go through all the holes and not hit a one.

26. 400 • “‘You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never make it / home from the land of Troy. You took my house to plunder, / twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared / bid for my wife while I was still alive. / Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide / heaven, / contempt for what men say of you hereafter. / Your last hour has come. You die in blood.’” • Authority/Leadership/Persistent • Odysseus tells the suitors they will pay for invading his home, taking advantage of his wife, and plotting to kill his son.

27. 600 • “‘Not for the whole treasure of your fathers, / all you enjoy, lands, flocks, or any gold / put up by others, would I hold my hand. / There will be killing till the score is paid, / You forced yourselves upon this house. / Fight your way out, / or run for it, if you think you’ll escape death.’” • Authority/Leadership/Cleverness • Odysseus refuses to accept any payment from the suitors for their despicable behavior; their payment will be death!

28. .The Bold, the Brave, and the Boastful • More Characters from the Odyssey

29. 200 • Calls the beggar a pig and kicks him on the way to town • Melanthius

30. 400 • Odysseus’s father’s name • Laertes

31. 600 • Calls Penelope “cold-hearted” for not taking Odysseus back immediately • Telemachus

32. 800 • Where Odysseus and Telemachus first go when they return to Ithaca • Eumaues

33. 1000 • Reassures Odysseus and gives him confidence that he can “whip those dogs.” • Athena

34. Prego—It’s in There! • It Could Be Anything!

35. 200 • Epic hero trait that applies to this event: • Penelope holds off the suitors for 2-3 years by unweaving a loom she told them she must finish before she can marry. • Intelligence/cleverness

36. 400 • Epic characteristic in this quote: • “Now flashed / arrow from twanging bow clean as a whistle / through every socket ring, / and grazed not one, / to thud with heavy brazen head beyond.” • Exaggeration • Odysseus can shoot an arrow through twelve tiny holes and not hit a one?

37. 600 • Name this character: • Throws a stool at Odysseus • Antinous

38. 800 • Epic characteristic in this quote: • “He draws between his thumb and forefinger / a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly / Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.” • Exaggeration • Odysseus can string the bow in one try, yet the suitors could barely even bend it.

39. Gods, Goddesses, and Mortals, Oh My! • Characters in The Odyssey

40. 200 • This king takes in Odysseus as a stranger, and Odysseus tells him about his travels • Alcinous

41. 400 • Warns Telemachus that the suitors plan to ambush him • Athena

42. 600 • Hangs the disloyal maids • Telemachus

43. 800 • Devises a bow and arrow contest • Penelope

44. 1000 • Tells Penelope that Odysseus is back and has defeated the suitors • Eurycleia