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3. What is the focus of the Odyssey?

4.  This is the goddess that kept Odysseus on her island for years; his story begins with him on her island.

5.  Odysseus’ tale begins in the middle. What literary term did we learn that means “in the middle”?

6.  Why was lotus dangerous?

7.  Name one thing Odysseus did to escape from Polyphemus.

8.  How many men did Odysseus loose in the battle with the Cicones?

9.  What is the difference between metonymy and a symbol?

10.  What was Odysseus’ tragic flaw?

11.  Why are the men not supposed to kill the cattle on Thrinacia?

12.  Who is Argos?

13.  Who was related to Polyphemus? How?

14.  Why do the men eat the cattle at the Island of the Sun God?

15.  What does Circe tell Odysseus before he leaves her Island?

16.  Why did it take Odysseus so long to get home?

17.  Who physically protects Odysseus while he fights the suitors, turning aside blows for him?

18.  Scyllia and Charybdis: Which one is Odysseus supposed to sail towards, and why?

19.  For the second part of the story, Odysseus spends most of his time disguised as this.

20.  Who is Scyllia?

21.  Who is Charybdis?

22.  Name a time when Odysseus showed his Tragic Flaw.

23.  Which god did Odysseus ask to guide his arrows while fighting the suitors?

24.  What are the sirens, and why are the dangerous?

25.  Name that character: A whirlpool that swallows the sea three times a day and then spits it back out.

26.  How does Telemachus initially respond when Odysseus changes from a beggar to his father?

27.  Who is the leader of the suitors?

28.  What is Illium?

29.  How long has Penelope been waiting for her husband?

30.  What is Aeaea?

31.  Who is the first person Odysseus kills after he reveals himself to the suitors?

32.  How did Odysseus protect his crew from the sirens?

33.  Define Epic Poem.

34.  How does Penelope trick the suitors into waiting 4 years to marry her?

35.  What does Athena lend to Odysseus after the battle of his house, before he meets Penelope?

36.  Who is Polyphemus?

37.  What is the trick Penelope uses to test Odysseus’ identity?

38.  How does the story end?