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The Odyssey A Review Game Odysseus stays with her for seven years Calypso He raises a storm to destroy Odysseus’s raft when he sails from Calypso’s island Poseidon The goddess of wisdom; she favors Odysseus Athena The king of the gods; he sends down a thunderbolt which destroys Odysseus’ remaining ship and causes his crew to drown Zeus She turns Odysseus’s men into pigs Circe A character’s background or family tree is listed Catalog A character brags about his past to gain respect Boasting The gods and goddesses get involved in human affairs Divine Intervention The present is interrupted to go back and tell about something that happened earlier Flashback The social code of taking care of guests and warriors Hospitality Code “‘My name is Noman; aye, and Noman my father and my mother called me and all my comrades.’” Intelligence “‘We are not, friends, untried in danger. This new peril that lies before us is no greater than when the Cyclops caught and held us fast in his hollow cave. Yet we found escape . . . I think we shall live to tell the tale of this day too.’” Leadership “I put on my glorious armor and I grasped two spears in my hand and took my station on the decked prow, for there I thought I first should see appear this Scylla.” Bravery “Here Cyclops, take this wine, and drink after your feast of human flesh, and learn how good a drink we kept hidden within our ship.’” Intelligence “So there I took my stand by it (a large piece of olive wood) and cut a fathom’s length away, and this I gave my men and bade them shape it. They made it smooth, while I stood by and brought it to a point and charred it in a glowing fire.” Battle Skills “‘I am Odysseus, great Laertes’ son.’” Catalog Odysseus goes to the underworld to talk to the blind prophet, Teiresias Visit to Hades “Zeus now thundered from on high and hurled his bolt upon the ship.” Divine Intervention “Tell me the tale, Muse, of that man of many changes, he who went wandering so far when he had plundered Troy’s sacred citadel.” Call to the Muse While Odysseus is at the Land of the Phaeacians, he recalls his wanderings and tells Alcinous what happened to him after he left Troy Flashback Wife of Odysseus Penelope Creator of The Odyssey Homer Homer’s first epic about the Trojan War The Iliad These giant cannibals destroy 11 of Odysseus’s ships Laestrygonians He is the king in charge of the winds; he places the stormy winds in a bag so Odysseus can sail back to Ithaca King Aeolus Odysseus is tied to the mast so he can hear their song The Sirens This king takes Odysseus in as a stranger, and Odysseus tells him about his travels Alcinous Odysseus is warned not to harm his cattle Helios These characters get three of Odysseus’s men to eat a flower that makes them forget about their homeland The Lotus Eaters Odysseus lost 72 of his men to this powerful army Cicones The character takes a trip to the Underworld Visit to Hades At the beginning of the epic when the poet asks for divine inspiration in telling his story Call to the Muse The action of the epic begins in the middle In Medias Res A phrase that describes or renames a person Epithet An overused, descriptive phrase repeated in the epic; helps the poet memorize his work Stock Phrase The story begins with Telemachus going off in search of his father who never returned from the Trojan War In Medias Res “But when the dawn came, early-born and rosy-fingered.” Stock Phrase “‘If, O Cyclops, a mortal man shall ever ask you how it befell your eye was blinded so hideously, then answer thus: it was Odysseus blinded you, taker of Troy, Laertes’ son who dwells in Ithaca.’” •Boasting •Epithet •Catalog “‘Now we come hither before your knees to pray you give welcome to your guests and grant us such gifts as guests should have.’” Hospitality Code 1000 “‘Odysseus, taker of Troy” 1000 Epithet This monster has 12 tentacle-like legs, six heads on serpent-like necks, and triple, razor-sharp fangs; kills six of Odysseus’ men Scylla A long, narrative poem about a superhuman hero Epic The great Greek warrior killed when a poisoned arrow hit him in his weak spot Achilles A traveling singer of tales Rhapsode This monster swallows sea water, causing a dangerous whirlpool Charybdis