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The epic hero who designed a wooden horse to defeat the Trojans in Troy
Fake name used by Odysseus to outsmart the Cyclops
“The face that launched a thousand ships is an epithet used to describe
A six-headed monster who claims six of Odysseus’ men when they get too close
A beautiful sea goddess who detains Odysseus for seven years
The Cyclops visited by Odysseus and some of his crew
Odysseus’ wife
Odysseus’ rocky island home
God of the winds who tries to help Odysseus return home
King of Phaeica that finally sends Odysseus home with a crew on a fast ship
Odysseus’ mother who sees her son in the underworld when he comes to see Tiresias
Goddesses who protect the arts
Author of The Odyssey and The Illiad
A trick the Greeks used to finally win the Trojan War.
A giant whirlpool that will swallow whole ships and all their men
A witch who turns Odysseus’ men into pigs
Temptresses whose voices cannot be resisted – Odysseus gets to hear their song
Odysseus’ son who is twenty years old when Odysseus returns from Troy
A blind prophet that Odysseus has to travel into the Underworld to see and find out how to return home
An old and faithful swineherd who is the first to see Odysseus when he returns home
The meanest of all the suitors
Suitor who tries to negotiate for the lives of all the living suitors
A plant that makes you lose all ambiton – even losing interest in going home
God of the sea and earthquakes
God who rules the world from Olympus
God of the sun, arts, healing and prophecy
Messenger god who helps Odysseus avoid being turned into a pig
Early sun god who is outraged when Odysseus’ men kill his cattle
Odysseus’ old and faithful hound who seems to have waited on his master's return to die
Goddess of battle strategy that helps Oysseus thoughout the story
Muse of epic poetry that Homer calls on for inspiration at the beginning of the epic
Beautiful goddess who hold Odysseus captive for seven years
Housekeeper that recognizes Odysseus by the scar on his leg
A type of plotting where a story begins in the middle and is largely told in flashback
A prayer at the beginning of a work of art for inspiration
Animals used by Odysseus’ men to escape the cave of the Cyclops
Home of the gods
Penelope uses the weaving of this item to delay choosing a new husband
Poetry that tells a story is called
A long narrative poem that tells a story about a hero and his quest is a/an
How were the Greeks finally able to defeat the Trojans in Troy? Be certain to include the name of the warrior who thought of the plan.
List five of the eight characteristics of the epic that we discussed in class. They were also on a Google slide show I shared with you. (This test generator is looking for key words)