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Explore the epic saga of The Odyssey, where Odysseus faces mythical creatures, divine beings, and challenges on his quest to return home to Ithaca. Engage with memorable moments such as Penelope's unwavering loyalty, the treacherous Sirens, and Odysseus's cunning adventures. This comprehensive guide examines key themes, pivotal characters, and significant allusions that shape the narrative. Delve into character quizzes and scenarios, enhancing your understanding of this timeless tale of resilience, identity, and the yearning for home.
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Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $100 Odysseus offers wine to this cruel monster as part of an escape plan.
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $200 The intoxicating fruit of this plant cause the men to lose all desire for home.
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $300 Penelope and Telemachus complain that these men have slaughtered their livestock and drank their wine.
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $400 When ships pass this monster, she swallows one sailor for each of her heads.
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $500 Despite Odysseus’s orders, his men feast on this on Thrinacia, ultimately bringing about their own deaths.
Guess Who? - $100 This goddess disguises herself as Mentor, a young girl, and a shepherd among others throughout the epic.
Guess Who? - $200 He sees through Odysseus’s beggar disguise, and then dies.
Guess Who? - $300 This is the name Odysseus uses upon introducing himself to Polyphemus.
Guess Who? - $400 Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus when she sees this while washing his feet.
Guess Who? - $500 Hermes’s moly protects Odysseus from being turned into this creature by Circe.
Detour Ahead - $100 Odysseus spends seven years with this beautiful nymph.
Detour Ahead - $200 After leaving this place of battle, the winds swept Odysseus off course to the city of the Cicones.
Detour Ahead - $300 Odysseus saves his ship from the detour of these temptresses by plugging his men’s ears with beeswax and having himself tied to the mast.
Detour Ahead - $400 Within sight of Ithaca, Odysseus’s men force a detour by opening Aeolus’s bag containing this.
Detour Ahead - $500 Circe directs Odysseus to Hades, and tells him he must speak to this prophet to learn how to get home.
There’s No Place Like Home - $100 At the beginning of the epic, Telemachus is approximately this old.
There’s No Place Like Home - $200 The reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus takes place in the home of this faithful swineherd.
There’s No Place Like Home - $300 Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by knowing the secret behind this piece of furniture.
There’s No Place Like Home - $400 This suitor was the first to die.
There’s No Place Like Home - $500 Penelope’s archery contest to find a new husband requires the men to fire arrows through this many axes.
Allusions - $100 This symbol for track and field alludes to this fleet-footed god.
Allusions - $200 Choosing between two undesirable alternatives is sometimes referred to as being stuck between these two monsters.
Allusions - $300 an appeal that is hard to resist but that, if heeded, will lead to a bad result
Allusions - $400 a place to study arts inspired by the muses
Allusions - $500 a lazy or slothful person is sometimes called this
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $100 Polyphemus
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $300 the suitors
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - $500 The cattle of the Sun
Guess Who? - $100 Athena
Guess Who? - $200 Argos
Guess Who? - $300 Nobody
Guess Who? - $400 a scar on his leg
Guess Who? - $500 a pig
Detour Ahead - $100 Calypso
Detour Ahead - $200 Troy
Detour Ahead - $300 the Sirens
Detour Ahead - $400 winds
Detour Ahead - $500 Tiresias