Miss Kaminskie 11 th Grade English The Odyssey Click ship for
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Main Menu OdysseusPenelope Athena Calypso Click pictures to
view character slides PolyphemusPoseidon Charybdis Scylla Click for
quiz Telemachus
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Odysseus Main character in The Odyssey King of Ithaca Husband
of Penelope and Father of Telemachus Hero in the Greek and Trojan
War It takes him 10 years to return home to Ithaca He goes through
many trials in order to return home. Main menu
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Penelope The wife of Odysseus While Odysseus is gone she
remains faithful to him, even though everyone is telling her that
he is dead and not coming back Believing her husband will return
she makes a tapestry to keep the suitors away showing that she is
still faithful to Odysseus Main menu
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Athena Goddess of Wisdom She helps Odysseus on his journey home
She disguises him so that he can safely enter his home without
being noticed as himself and get rid of all the suitors that have
taken advantage of his home and family Main menu
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Calypso Main menu Nymph from the island of Ogygia She enchants
Odysseus by singing to him She gets him to stay on the island with
her for seven years She wanted to make him her immortal husband She
releases Odysseus on Zeuss orders
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Telemachus The son of Odysseus and Penelope He tries to defend
his mother from the suitors while his father is gone He doesnt
believe his father died He goes on a journey to gain information
about his father When Odysseus returns Telemachus helps him kill
the suitors Main Menu
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Polyphemus Main menu Son of Poseidon The first monster Odysseus
comes in contact with He keeps Odysseus and his men prisoner in his
cave Each day he eats some of Odysseuss men Odysseus eventually
blinds Polyphemus and tricks him to escape from the cave
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Poseidon Main menu God of the Sea Father of Polyphemus He
helped Odysseus in the Trojan War He is angered by Odysseus for
what he had done to his son and for not making a sacrifice to him
after the Trojan War He sends winds and storms to throw Odysseus
off course and keep him from returning home
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Scylla Lives on the opposite side of Charybdis in the Strait of
Messina Sea monster with six heads This is the second monster that
Odysseus comes in contact with Odysseus goes with Scylla first
because he would rather lose six men than his entire crew and ship
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Charybdis Gigantic whirlpool monster in the Strait of Messina
This is the last monster that Odysseus comes in contact with
Charybdis swallows larges amounts of water and Odysseuss ship along
with the rest of his crew Main menu
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Quiz In what order does Odysseus escape from the monsters?
a)Scylla, Polyphemus, Charybdis b)Polyphemus, Scylla, Charybdis
c)Charybdis, Scylla, Polyphemus Click the answer you think is
best.
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A) Scylla, Polyphemus, Charybdis is not the correct answer. The
order is not correct. Back to quiz Try Again
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Congratulations B.) Polyphemus, Scylla, Charybdis is the
correct answer. Click to go to end
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Try Again C) Charybdis, Scylla, Polyphemus is not correct. The
order is not correct. Back to quiz
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