1-12 test review

An elaborate comparison using like or as developed other several lines between something familiar and unfamiliar.

a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events or great achivements of heroes

homecoming story

A story where people, places or events have symbolic meaning

in the middle of things

glory, fame

word or phrase that describes charachters objects or events.

a prayer for inspiration for a story

Odysseus and Penelope's son

Odysseus' wife, weaving scheme, suitors want her

Odysseus' father, very sad

trusted maid, loyal servant

head suitor who exposes penelopes weaving scheme

"AThena", tells telechams to get his house in order

trusted family friend and gives telechamus adivice and encouragement

son of Nestor, who accompanies Telemachus to Sparta, MODEL BEHAVIOR OF A KINGS SON

King of Pylos, wise elder who helps t. become a man

lives in sparta, helens husband, gone for 8 years because of his greed.

old man of the sea, shape shifter, tells telemachus how to get home and were his father is

agammenoms wife and lover who kill him

agammemnons son , gods use him as a model of what telemachus should be, kills clymenstra and aeigthus

fell on the floor and died. frist to comfort odyssey in the underworld and request a proper burial.

Mutinous sailor who persuades Odysseus' men to eat the Cattle of the Sun God.

blind prophet of thebes and warned odysseus not to eat cattle , lives in underworld

tells odysseus woman are evil and he must arrive home secretly.

very sad and revales that kleos does not matter

wont talk to odysseus and is still mad about not getting the armor.

odysseus' mom and died from sadness of missing him

turns crew to pigs, shows zenia to O. and crew. witch, stay for one year, warns not to eat cattle

nymph, keeps O. at the island for 7 years and she is trapped at the island herself

keeper of the winds and shows xenia to O. and crew.rejects O. and the crew the second time , gives O. bag of wind, wants to hear stories

former human, now a sea nymph. gives scarf to O. and tells him not to look back.

The Phaeacian king who hosts Odysseus very hospitably and helps him return to Ithaca.

beloved and trusted leader, suspicious of O. nausicas mom

helps O. get to palace ,concerned abt her family's reputation, asks O. to remember her

Blind bard of the Phaeacian feast, he sings of the trojan war and treated like a god

taunts O. at games, but then apologizes and gives him a speical sword.

arranges O. release from calypso, sends wind that forces crew to stay with cattle

tries to thwart O. trip because he blinded posiedons son

gives message to calypso to free O.

owns the cattle!!