Odysseus begins his story after just ending the Trojan war which lasted this amount of years.
What is 10 years?
This god is the one trying to ensure Odysseus does not return home.
Who is Poseidon?
This is the name Odysseus gives to Polyphemus.
What is Nobody?
This is definition of the term "Xenia".
What is extreme hospitality in fear that a stranger might be a god?
The Odyssey is made up of this many smaller books.
What is 24?
What is a ketchup?
This is the spelling of Odysseus' son's name.
This is the goddess who can be called "the enchantress".
Who is Calypso?
This is the name of the cannibals Odysseus and his men encounter.
What are the Laestrygonians?
This is the spelling of the term meaning extreme pride.
What is H-U-B-R-I-S?
This is the "author" of The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
The term "raise a toast" came from this ancient people.
What are the Romans?
The Odyssey begins with the "invocation of the muse" which is defined as this.
What is the asking of the gods of art to help a person tell a story?
This is the reason the god of wisdom and battle strategy favors Odysseus.
What is his cleverness?
What is pigs?
What is...
-Jealousy (Odysseus' men and the bag of wind)
-Overconfidence (Polyphemus and him sleeping)
This is the definition of "trojan horse".
What is something that appears great but is secretly awful?
In 190__ the first airplane flight occurred.
What is 1903?
This is the reason that Penelope cannot demand the suitors to leave her home.
What is Xenia?
What is drawing sticks?
Odysseus begins to tell his story to King Alcinoos, who is king to these people.
Hint: Starts with PH
What are the Phaeacians?
This is an example of a "deus ex machina" within the plot.
What is...
-Athena giving answers to Odysseus?
-Hermes warning Odysseus of Circe?
-Bag of wind given by the wing god?
This is the general reason why the Trojan war started.
An official chef's hat has this many pleats.
A. 100
B. 50
C. 200
A. 100
Telemachus decides to do this in order to gain information about his father.
What is borrow a boat and visit other lands?
This is the name of the man/god who gives Odysseus a bag of wind.
Who is King Aelous?
1. Cicones
2. Lotus Eaters
3. Polyphemus
4. Laestrygonians
5. Circe
This is the spelling of the term meaning a repeating pattern in stories that is found in all different cultures.
What is A-R-C-H-E-T-Y-P-E?
The Odyssey was written this many years ago (approximately).
What is 2,700 years?
This is the actual name of what we call a hashtag.
A. Pentadom
B. Decathorp
C. Octothorp
B. Octothorp