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Odyssey Review Game
The Homecoming.
Who ‘Dat?Characters in the Odyssey
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OdysseusThe king of Ithaca
200Removes the suitors’ weapons from the great hall.
Telemachus
300The loyal swineherd who brings Odysseus his bow.
Eumaeus
400Dies after seeing Odysseus make it home.
Argos
500Recognizes Odysseus while giving him a footbath.
Eurycleia
That’s What Heroes Are Made Of
Epic Hero Traits Revealed in Quotes
100 “He draws between his thumb
and forefinger / a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly / Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.”
Battle Skills Not one of the other suitors can
string the bow, but Odysseus does it in one try!
200 “‘Now listen to your orders: / when the time
comes, those gentlemen, to a man, / will be dead against giving me a bow or quiver. / Defy them. / Eumaeus, bring the bow / and put it in my hands there at the door. / Tell the women to lock their own door tight. / Tell them if someone hears the shock of arms / or groans of men, in hall or court, not one / must show her face, but keep still her weaving. / Philoeteus, run to the outer gate and lock it. / Throw the crossbar and lash it.’”
Authority/Leadership Odysseus demonstrates authority as he tells
Eumaeus to bring him the bow and Philoeteus to lock the gate when the fight begins.
300 “‘I am home, for I am he. / I bore
adversities, but in the twentieth year / I am ashore in my own land.’”
Determination/Persistence Even after 20 years of hardships,
Odysseus never gives up and returns to Ithaca!
400 “Now from his breast into his
eyes the ache / of longing mounted, and he wept at last, / his dear wife, clear and faithful in his arms.”
Loyalty/Persistence Odysseus is finally home, happy
to be reunited with his wife.
Name That Epic Characteristic
Applying Epic Characteristics to Quotes
100 “Athena / lent him beauty, head
to foot, She made him / taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair in curls like petals of wild hyacinth / but all red-golden.”
Divine Intervention Athena transforms Odysseus into
a strong, young, good-looking man.
200“‘Now watch me hit a
target that no man has hit before.’”
Boasting Odysseus is bragging that
he can hit the target that no one else could.
300 “‘The stranger / you welcomed in
your hall has not disgraced you. / I did not miss, neither did I take all day / stringing the bow. My hand and eye are sound, / not so contemptible as the young men say.’”
Boasting Odysseus brags that it didn’t take him
forever to string the bow and hit the target.
400 “‘I find / the two of you, alone among my people, / longed for my coming. Prayers I never heard / except your own that I might come again. / So now what is in store for you I’ll tell you: / If Zeus brings down the suitors by my hand / I promise marriages to both, and cattle, / and houses built near mine. And you shall be / brothers-in-arms of my Telemachus.’”
Hospitality Code If Eumaeus and Philoeteus help bring down
the suitors, Odysseus will reward them with ladies, cattle, and homes—not too shabby!
“My Name Is Nohbdy!”
More Characters from the Odyssey
200She holds off the suitors with a weaving trick
Penelope
400This suitor is the first to die because he was the ringleader.
Antinous
600This suitor tries to get Odysseus’ forgiveness by promising to pay back wine and food.
Eurymachus
800This character (the cowherd) is told to lock the outer gate.
Philoeteus
1000A disloyal maid; calls the beggar a drunk
Melantho
I Know That Hero Trait
Applying Epic Hero Traits to Quotes
200 “Now flashed / arrow from
twanging bow clean as a whistle / through every socket ring, / and grazed not one, / to thud with heavy brazen head beyond.”
Battle Skills Odysseus is able to make his shot
go through all the holes and not hit a one.
400 “‘You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never
make it / home from the land of Troy. You took my house to plunder, / twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared / bid for my wife while I was still alive. / Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide / heaven, / contempt for what men say of you hereafter. / Your last hour has come. You die in blood.’”
Authority/Leadership/Persistent Odysseus tells the suitors they will pay for
invading his home, taking advantage of his wife, and plotting to kill his son.
600 “‘Not for the whole treasure of your
fathers, / all you enjoy, lands, flocks, or any gold / put up by others, would I hold my hand. / There will be killing till the score is paid, / You forced yourselves upon this house. / Fight your way out, / or run for it, if you think you’ll escape death.’”
Authority/Leadership/Cleverness Odysseus refuses to accept any payment
from the suitors for their despicable behavior; their payment will be death!
.The Bold, the Brave, and the Boastful
More Characters from the Odyssey
200Calls the beggar a pig and kicks him on the way to town
Melanthius
400Odysseus’s father’s name
Laertes
600Calls Penelope “cold-
hearted” for not taking Odysseus back immediately
Telemachus
800Where Odysseus and Telemachus first go when they return to Ithaca
Eumaues
1000Reassures Odysseus and gives him confidence that he can “whip those dogs.”
Athena
Prego—It’s in There!
It Could Be Anything!
200 Epic hero trait that applies to this
event: Penelope holds off the suitors for
2-3 years by unweaving a loom she told them she must finish before she can marry.
Intelligence/cleverness
400 Epic characteristic in this quote: “Now flashed / arrow from
twanging bow clean as a whistle / through every socket ring, / and grazed not one, / to thud with heavy brazen head beyond.”
Exaggeration Odysseus can shoot an arrow
through twelve tiny holes and not hit a one?
600Name this character:Throws a stool at Odysseus
Antinous
800 Epic characteristic in this quote: “He draws between his thumb and
forefinger / a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly / Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.”
Exaggeration Odysseus can string the bow in one
try, yet the suitors could barely even bend it.
Gods, Goddesses, and Mortals, Oh My!Characters in The Odyssey
200This king takes in
Odysseus as a stranger, and Odysseus tells him about his travels
Alcinous
400Warns Telemachus that the
suitors plan to ambush himAthena
600Hangs the disloyal maidsTelemachus
800Devises a bow and arrow
contestPenelope
1000Tells Penelope that
Odysseus is back and has defeated the suitors
Eurycleia