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Who is the main character of "The Odyssey"?
Odysseus
God of the Sea that hates Odysseus
Poseidon
King of the Greek Gods
Zeus
Greek Goddess that helps Odysseus the most in the Odyssey
Athena
The son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
Penelope does this to keep the unmarried men away from her while she waits for Odysseus to return.
Sewing a tapestry
Who is Polyphemus?
A cyclops / son of Poseidon
Who is thought to be the original author of The Odyssey?
Homer
This witchy woman turned all of Odysseus' men into pigs.
Circe
This scaly sea-monster nearly kills all of Odysseus' men.
Scylla
How do Odysseus' men anger Hyperion, the god of the sun?
They eat his cattle / cows
Why did Odysseus ask his men to tie him to the ship?
To protect against the Sirens.
Name of the lady that fell in love with Odysseus when he crashed onto her island.
Calypso
Messenger god that delivered messages for Zeus and Athena.
Hermes
What kind of flowers did Odysseus' men find that made them fall deeply asleep?
Lotus flowers
What did the suitors have to do to marry Penelope?
Shoot Odysseus' bow through 12 axes.
