Odyssey Book 10 & Vocab Review

Front

Messenger god who gives Odysseus moly to protect him from Circe's curse.

Back

Hermes

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Front

King of winds who gave Odysseus good and bad winds in a bag.

Back

Aeolus

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Front

Blind prophet in the underworld who guides Odysseus back to Ithaca.

Back

Tiresias

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

Odysseus's son who was a baby when he left and nearly grown when he returned.

Back

Telemachus

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

Odysseus's wife who waited 20 years for his return.

Back

Penelope

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

Front

Goddess of wisdom aiding Odysseus on his journey to Ithaca

Back

Athena

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Front

One-eyed monster who tries to eat Odysseus but is tricked and blinded.

Back

Polyphemus

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

Cannibal inhabitants who attack Odysseus's ships, leaving only 45 men alive.

Back

Laestrygones

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Front

The king who offers Odysseus hospitality for sharing his adventures.

Back

King Alcinous

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

Witch-goddess who turns Odysseus's men into pigs.

Back

Circe

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.K.5