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The Odyssey
Study Guide
Part I: Adventures
Write a short summary for each of the events below. (At least 2-3 sentences each).
Troy
Land of the Cicones
The Lotus Eaters
The Cyclops
Aeolus, god of the wind
The Laestrygonians
The witch-goddess Circe
The Underworld
The Sirens
Scylla and Charybdis
Island of Helios
Island of Calypso
Penelope’s shroud
The Test of the Bow
Odysseus’ bed
Part III: Characters
Write the name of the character that is being described.
____________________ Goddess that loves and aids Odysseus through his entire journey.
____________________ King of the gods; destroys Odysseus’ ship with a lightning bolt.
____________________ God of the sea; hates Odysseus; father of the cyclopes.
____________________ Messenger god; gives Odysseus an antidote so that he is not
turned into a pig.
____________________ Leader of the suitors; refuses to give Odysseus food; hits
Odysseus with a stool.
____________________ A swineherd; helps Odysseus when he returns to Ithaca.
____________________ One of the suitors; tries to blame everything on Antinous.
____________________ Odysseus’ father.
____________________ Odysseus’ wife.
____________________ Odysseus’ son.
____________________ One of Odysseus’ men; convinces the men to eat Helios’ cattle.
____________________ A dead soothsayer; Odysseus meets him in the underworld; he warns
Odysseus about the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and the island of Helios.
____________________ A goddess that Homer prays to before he starts the story; she helps
people tell stories, write poetry and sing songs.
____________________ The bad guests that are trying to marry Odysseus’ wife; the richest men
around Ithaca.
Part IV: Literary Devices and Figurative Language
Either write a definition or an example next to each word. (FL) = Figurative Language
Simile (FL)
Metaphor (FL)
Personification (FL)
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Epic (Poetry)
Epic Hero
Imagery
Setting
Symbol
Suspense
Irony
Protagonist
Antagonist
Mood
Point of View
Part V: Figurative Language
This part will be done in class. As we read through the PowerPoint, write down whether the
example is a simile, metaphor, or personification.
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