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The Odyssey
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1. God of the sea
2. The beautiful witchgoddess who transforms
Odysseus' crew into swine
when he lands on her island
3. Favorite daughter of
Zeus. Greek goddess of
wisdom, war and peace;
friend of Odysseus
4.Creatures who can
spellbind any man alive
who catches their voice
in the air.
5. This six headed
monster lives on a cliff
overlooking a strait of
water
6. Female monster who
sucks water to form a
deadly whirlpool
7. Sun god
8. Son of Odysseus
and Penelope, heir to
the throne of Ithaca
9. Home of
Odysseus
 10.
 Main character of the Odyssey. Son of
Laertes, husband of Penelope, and
father of Telemachus
 a cunning, shrewd and eloquent hero.
11. The wife of
Odysseus and a symbol
of devotion and fidelity
12. A main character in an
epic whose legendary or
heroic actions are central to
his/her culture, race, or
nation.
13. A long journey
14. A long narrative
poem telling of a
hero's deeds
15. A Greek poet,
author of the Iliad
and the Odyssey
16. Epic poem that
tells the story of
the Trojan War
17. The world of
the dead
18. Greeks; specifically,
the people of Achaea in
northeastern Greece.
19. Legendary people visited
by Odysseus, they live on a
plant whose fruit induces
stupor and forgetfulness of
home
20. The father of
Odysseus
21. King of the
Phaeacians, who
helps Odysseus.
22. A mortal whom
Zeus has appointed
keeper of the winds.
23. The sea nymph who
detained Odysseus for
seven years
24. A cyclops (oneeyed giant) and son
of Poseidon
25. Messenger and
herald of the gods
26. Blind prophet
who advised
Odysseus
27. King of the
gods
28. Race of one-eyed
monsters who live
lawless and don't fear
the gods
29. The act of
appealing for help
30. Bold suitor, leader
of the suitors, first to
get shot with arrow.
31. A mountain in
Greece, which is home
to many of the gods
and goddesses
POSEIDON
1. God of the sea
CIRCE
2. The beautiful witchgoddess who transforms
Odysseus' crew into swine
when he lands on her island
ATHENA
3. Favorite daughter of
Zeus. Greek goddess of
wisdom, war and peace;
friend of Odysseus
SIRENS
4. Creatures who can
spellbind any man alive
who catches their voice
in the air.
SCYLLA
5. This six headed
monster lives on a cliff
overlooking a strait of
water
CHARYBDIS
6. Female monster who
sucks water to form a
deadly whirlpool
HELIOS
7. Sun god
TELEMACHUS
8. Son of Odysseus
and Penelope, heir to
the throne of Ithaca
ITHACA
9. Home of
Odysseus
ODYSSEUS
 10.
 Main character of the Odyssey. Son of
Laertes, husband of Penelope, and
father of Telemachus
 a cunning, shrewd and eloquent hero.
PENELOPE
11. The wife of
Odysseus and a symbol
of devotion and fidelity
EPIC HERO
12. A main character in an
epic whose legendary or
heroic actions are central to
his/her culture, race, or
nation.
ODYSSEY
13. A long journey
EPIC
14. A long narrative
poem telling of a
hero's deeds
HOMER
15. A Greek poet,
author of the Iliad
and the Odyssey
ILIAD
16. Epic poem that
tells the story of
the Trojan War
UNDERWORLD/
HADES/ELEBUS
17. The world of
the dead
ACHAEANS
18. Greeks; specifically,
the people of Achaea in
northeastern Greece.
LOTUS EATERS
19. Legendary people visited
by Odysseus, they live on a
plant whose fruit induces
stupor and forgetfulness of
home
LAERTES
20. The father of
Odysseus
ALCINUOUS
21. King of the
Phaeacians, who
helps Odysseus.
AEOLUS
22. A mortal whom
Zeus has appointed
keeper of the winds.
CALYPSO
23. The sea nymph who
detained Odysseus for
seven years
POLYPHEMUS
24. A cyclops (oneeyed giant) and son
of Poseidon
HERMES
25. Messenger and
herald of the gods
TIRESIAS
26. Blind prophet
who advised
Odysseus
ZEUS
27. King of the
gods
CYCLOPES
28. Race of one-eyed
monsters who live
lawless and don't fear
the gods
INVOCATION
29. The act of
appealing for help
ANTINUOUS
30. Bold suitor, leader
of the suitors, first to
get shot with arrow.
OLYMPUS
31. A mountain in
Greece, which is home
to many of the gods
and goddesses