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Odyssey Crossword
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4. Athena then appears as a to guide Odysseus.
5. In book 24, Odysseus visits his .
7. The Odyssey is set 10 years after what other novel written by
Homer?
8. Odysseus, again disguised as a beggar, enters the
with Eumaeus in book 17.
12. In book 24, the suitors' want to revolt because their
sons were slaughtered by Odysseus.
18. After the suitors have been killed Telemachus hangs the
, after having them clean the blood of the
suitors and dispose their bodies.
20. Meanwhile Athena does not recognize the country he is in because
Athena has disguised it using . (Hint: starts with 'm')
21. Who gives Odysseus directions to Arete's palace when she sees him
at the river? (hint: Arete's daughter)
25. Poseidon hates Odysseus because he killed his son, a Cyclops,
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27. punishes them for this by creating a storm.
28. Odysseus' father
30. Odysseus' servant notices a on one of his feet and figures
out the beggar is Odysseus.
31. Nymph who captured Odysseus on her island because she loved him
37. How many of Odysseus' men survived and made it back home with
him? (Hint: number)
38. Wife of Menelaus whose kidnapping started the Trojan War
39. When the Phaecians sailed Odysseus to Ithaca, Poseidon punished
them by turning their ship into .
41. All gods except gather at Mount Olympus to
discuss Odysseus' fate in book 5
42. What is the intoxicating, sweet flower that Odysseus and his men are
that made them lose all thoughts of going home?
43. Penelope decides she will the first man who can string
Odysseus' bow and shoot it through the holes of 12 axes in a line.
44. Who tells Telemachus that Odysseus is being held captive on an
Island by Calypso?
45. Books 9-12 are told as .
47. In book 19, when the suitors are asleep, Odysseus and Telemachus
hide the as they had planned.
48. In book Athena lifts Odysseus' disguise
(temporarily) and he and Telemachus reunite.
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1. What goddess typically appears in disguise as Mentor (old friend of
Odysseus)?
2. What was the name of the war Odysseus fought in?
3. Whirlpool like sea creature that can swallow the entire ship
6. Along with Odysseus' journey home, the Odyssey is also about
' journey into manhood and his maturing to fill the shoes
of his father to run the estate in Ithaca.
9. Athena disguises Odysseus as so he can get into
the kingdom without notice.
10. Home of Odysseus
11. 6-headed monster who swallows one sailor for each head when a ship
passes
13. When the suitors find out that Telemachus is going to look for
Odysseus, they plan to him when he returns
14. Penelope does not believe that this is Odysseus so she tests him by
asking him about their .
15. The epic hero in the Odyssey
16. The mortal antagonists of Odysseus who are reeking havoc in Ithaca
17. Suitor who leads campaign to have Telemachus killed, He is the first
suitor to die when Odysseus returns
19. When Polyphemus asks Odysseus his name, what does he reply?
22. Where does Odysseus see his mother and other spirits of the dead?
23. Odysseus' men decide to slaughter the of the sun when
they are resting at the island, Thrinacia (island of the sun).
24. Who is Odysseus' loyal servant that sees the disguised Odysseus and
offers him hospitality.
26. What does Circe turn Odysseus' men into?
29. Odysseus tries to warn a particularly nice/good suitor named
of the bloodshed that is coming.
32. Together, Odysseus and Telemachus plan a attack
on the suitors.
33. Son of Odysseus
34. What does Odysseus use to plug his men's ears so they wouldn't hear
the song of the sirens?
35. What is the name of the messenger that makes Calypso release
Odysseus
36. Wife of Odysseus
40. Who wrote the Odyssey?
46. After Odysseus escapes the giants and overpowers Circe, Odysseus
and Circe eventually become .
