| Name Odysseus’ strengths | Courage, Intelligence, Patience, Brave, Clever, Leaderdhip, Strength, Smart |
| Name Odysseus’ weaknesses | Curiosity, Anger, Pride |
| Courage | Strength, bc ventures out to see if men are savages |
| Intelligence | Strength, bc Odysseus knows the Cyclops are bad |
| Patience | Strength, bc Odysseus waits for the right time to kill Cyclops |
| Brave | Strength, bc he offers wine to Cyclops |
| Clever | Strength, bc he lies about his name saying its Nohbdy |
| Leadership | Strength, bc he cheers on his men |
| Strength | Strength, bc he stabs Cyclops in the eye |
| Smart | Strength, bc he uses his brain and strategizes a plan |
| Curiosity | Weakness, bc he doesn’t steal for the wrong reason. Out of curiosity |
| Anger | Weakness, bc he had the nerve to yell at Cyclops |
| Pride | Weakness, bc Odysseys has to prove himself to people & show off |
| What is an Epic Hero | Larger than life central figure or superhero of an epic. Generally a man. Still has weaknesses which makes them ordinary |
| Who is Odysseus’ father? | Larertes |
| What island is Odysseus from? | Ithaca |
| Where does Odysseus go first? | Cyclops, Polyphemus |
| What does Odysseus lie about | He lies that his name is Nohbdy |
| What was Odysseus’ plan to escape? | He ties the rams in the caves together and creates a sling under the ram so the men can ride it away |
| What does Odysseus say when he leaves? | He reveals his real name & identity |
| What does Odysseus’ pride cost him? | He loses his house, loses his companions, and returns under strange sail to bitter days at home |
| What’s an Epithet? | Short, deceptive phrase that presents a trait of a person or thing |
| What’s an Epic simile? | Elaborate comparison usually a couple of lines |
| What does Goddess Athena give Odysseus? | Fair West Wind & Bag of all unfavorable stormy winds |
| What happens when the men open the bag? | They get pushed to island Aeaea? |
| What do they see that seems to be odd? | Calm lions and animals |
| Why were the animals very calm? | Circe the women in Aeaea turned men into animals & ends up turning Odysseus’ men into animals |
| How does Odysseus save the men & make them back human? | Hermes gives him a magical plant that protects him from Circe |
| What does Circe make Odysseus do before going? | She makes him go to the underworld, the land of dead |
| What is a theme? | The message the author intends to share with the reader |
| What are the three things Odysseus faces? | Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis |
| When Odysseus finally goes home, what is his conflict? | Penelope is about to find a new husband |
| Who are the two rude suitors? | Antinous & Eurymachus |
| What is Penelope’s test? | They must shoot an arrow straight in a row through the holes in 12 heads |
| What does Odysseus do when he arrives home? | He goes under disguise |
| Why did Penelope make that test? | She knew only Odysseus could do it |
| Who are Odysseus’ two close friends? | Swineherd & Cowherd |
| Why is Penelope acting different? | She doesn’t believe its really Odysseus |
| What is Penelope’s test? | She tells Odysseus to sleep outside bc only her & Odysseus know that the bed doesn’t move |
| Does Odysseus pass Penelope’s test? | Yes |
| What is a conflict? | Problem or Struggle |
Odyssey
April 19, 2020