The Odyssey Vocabulary PreQuiz

Front

A series of experiences that give knowledge

Back

Odyssey

Front

Traditional stories explaining beliefs or natural phenomena

Back

Myth

Front

Long narrative poems about heroic adventures

Back

Epic

Front

Reflection of hero's qualities

Back

Alter ego

Front

Comparison of heroic events to everyday events

Back

Homeric simile

Front

hardship; great misfortune

Back

adversity

Front

Singers of tales, historians, entertainers

Back

Rhapsode

Front

Large supply; abundance

Back

Profusion

Front

Definition: awe-inspiring, excellent, strikingly impressive

Back

Answer: formidable

Front

bitter hatred; ill will

Back

rancor