Who has the character that is a clever and honorable hero?
I have Odysseus.
Who has the reason Odysseus does not want to go to war?
I have he has an infant son.
Who has the way in which Odysseus shows his wit and strategic intelligence in the Trojan War?
I have he masterminds the Trojan Horse trick.
Who has two descriptions of the suitors?
I have they are reckless with food and money, and they are disrespectful to Penelope.
Who has the ring leader of the suitors-the one who is pushy and demanding?
I have Antinous.
Who has the way Penelope continues to delay her choice of choosing a husband?
I have she weaves during the day, and she unweaves it at night.
Who has Athena’s advice for Telemachus?
I have: stop being a child, tell the suitors to leave, and set sail to find out if Odysseus is alive or dead.
Who has the place/people where Telemachus finds some answers about his father? I have he speaks with Helen and Menelaus. Remember Helen is the cause of the Trojan War, but returns home with Menelaus after the war.
Who has the two women that lead Odysseus to be unfaithful to Penelope?
I have Calyspso and Circe.
Who has the first place that the reader encounters Odysseus?
I have he is with Calypso; she is seductive and tempting. This, however, is not the first place his crew lands after the war.
Who has what Calypso temps Odysseus with?
I have immortality.
Who has the way Odysseus feels about the fact that he “lies with her at night”. Her meaning Calypso.
I have he feels guilty and sad because his true love is still Penelope.
Who has the princess that Odysseus meets when he washes ashore?
I have Princess Nausicaa.
Who has the way Odysseus looks?
I have Odysseus is naked, dirty, and exhausted.
Who has a description of Nausicaa?
I have she is helpful and does not run away when she sees Odysseus in these embarrassing circumstances.
Who has a compliment that Odysseus gives to Nausicaa? I have he tells her she is as beautiful as a goddess and any man would be lucky to have her as a bride.
Who has Nausicaa’s father?
I have Alcinous, king of the Phaecians.
Who has what he does for Odysseus after hearing his journey about the Lotus-Eaters, the Cyclops and Circe?
I have he gives him riches and money as well as ship to return home from Ithaca.
Who has the first place Odysseus and his men visit after leaving Troy?
I have the Land of the Lotus Eaters.
Who has the way the lotus plant affects Odysseus’ men?
I have they become sleepy, lazy and forget their purpose of returning home.
Who has the three ways Odysseus outwitted the Cyclops?
I have he gets him drunk, calls himself Nohbody, and then escapes under the bellies of sheep.
Who has the mistake Odysseus makes as he sails away from the Cyclops?
I have out of pride, he names himself to taunt the Cyclops.
Who has the Cyclop’s name? I have Polymephus.
Who is Polymephus’ father?
I have Poseidon-Poseidon becomes angry that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops.
Who has the character that turns Odysseus’ men in to pigs?
I have Circe.
Who has the gift that Hermes gives to them to be free of Circe’s foul magic?
I have a clove of garlic.
Who has the length of time Odysseus ends up staying with Circe.
I have many seasons.
Who has Circe’s advice that she gives to Odysseus before she send him on his way?
I have go through the Underworld, sacrifice a cow and a lamb, and do not eat Helio’s cattle.
Who has the reason Circle says Odysseus should make up with Poseidon?
I have if he does, he will die of old age. This means he will make it home and reunite with his wife and son.
Who has the blind prophet that tells Odysseus of his future?
I have Teiresias.
Who has the woman Odysseus meets in his journey through the Underworld. I have his mother.
Who has the way/reason his mother dies?
I have she died of grief, of sadness- of a broken heart.
Who has the singers of hypnotic songs that lure sailors to their deaths?
I have the Sirens.
Who has the strategy Odysseus and his men use to try to avoid the Sirens.
I have they put beeswax in the mens’ ears and tied Odysseus up.
Who has the six-headed monsters who eats sailors.
I have Scylla.
How many of the crew does Scylla eat?
I have 6.
Who has the whirpool that sucks men down 3 times a day?
I have Charybdis.
Who has the reason the men are killed when Zeus throws down a bolt?
I have they ate the cattle of Helios- they were warned but did not listen.
Who has how many years Odysseus is away from his home, his kingdom? I have 20 years.
Who has the way in which Odysseus returns home?
I have he returns home alone as a beggar, transformed by his faithful guide Athena.
Who has the trusty swineherd who Odysseus goes to see first?
I have Eumaeus.
Who has the way Eumaeus treats Odysseus while in disguise as a beggar?
I have with much respect and kindness.
Who has the way Athena reveals Odysseus to Telemachus and Eumaeus?
I have she makes him young, without a beard. He is god-like with white robes.
Who has the simile used to describe the moment when Telemachus and Odysseus are reunited?
I have the comparison of cries of hawks.
Who has the name of Odysseus’ old dog?
I have Argos.
Who has a description of this beloved dog?
I have he is old, neglected, and clinging to life.
Who has the way in which this dog is symbolic of Ithaca? I have Ithaca is under despair and falling apart without its rightful leader, Odysseus. This is the same as Argos.
Who has the way in which the “beggar” convinces Penelope that he once knew Odysseus?
I have he describes a specific purple robe and brooch that Penelope would recall.
Who has the first person (after Telemachus) to recognize Odysseus when her returns to his kingdom?
I have Eurycleia, his old servant.
Who has the way she recognizes him?
I have she is washing his feet when she sees the scar on his thigh.
Who has the way Odysseus got this scar?
I have from a boar.
Who has the two people Odysseus gets to be on his side before the final battle in the hall?
I have Eumaeus (the swineherd) and Philoeteus (the cowherd).
Who has what Odysseus promised these two men to reward them for their loyalty?
I have a wife, land and cattle.
Who has what Odysseus asks these two allies to do with the women before the fight?
I have lock the women safely away.
Who has the test Penelope gives to her husband to make sure he really is her husband? She asks for their bed to be moved.
Who has the reason the bed cannot be moved?
I have the olive tree was growing in to the house so Odysseus made a bed out of it.
Who has the symbolism of the bed/tree?
I have it represents the strength and endurance of Penelope and Odysseus’ love.
Who has the name of Odysseus’ father?
I have Laertes.
Who has the proof that Odysseus gives to his father to prove he is his long-lost son?
I have the scar and also the memory of planting an orchard as a young boy.
Who has the way Odysseus kills Antinous?
I have he shoots him through the throat.
Who has the resolution that Athena forces upon Odysseus and the suitors?
I have they must cease fighting and become peaceful.
Who has Odysseus’ punishment for the maids?
I have he makes them clean up the dead bodies and then hangs them.
Who has the definition of epithet? I have advanced/more descriptive language that renames a character.
Who has a few examples of epithets used for Odysseus?
I have Son of Laertes, the strategist, he who had borne the barren sea, the master mind of war, the man of all occasions, and the great tactician.