The Odyssey Study Guide for Final
Know the following characters from the story:
Odysseus:
Telemachus:
Penelope:
Circe:
Calypso:
Sylla:
Charybdis:
Poseidon:
Helios:
Terisias:
Polyphemus:
Zeus:
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What war was Odysseus fighting in before he gets lost on his journey home?
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Where is Odysseus from?
What name does Odysseus tell the Polyphemus to call him? How does this help Odysseus and his
men escape?
Does Penelope believe her husband is still alive and/or going to return to her?
What competition does Penelope insist the suitors do to win her hand in marriage?
Who orders that the bow be given to Odysseus to try?
King Aeolus gives Odysseus two gifts. What are the gifts and what happens because of them?
What does Odysseus use to keep his men from hearing the Sirens?
What problems do Odysseus’ men face when they land on the island of the Lotus Eaters?
What does Circe tell Odysseus he must do before he is allowed to continue his journey home?
What was Terisias’ prophecy and did it come true?
How many men does Odysseus lose to the Scylla?
What do Odysseus and his men do to anger the sun god Helios?
Who is Polyphemus’ father?
How does Odysseus anger Poseidon?
Be sure that you can summarize most of the books and recognize major events in the story.