The Odyssey

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A story told many times that serves to explain something about the world or a historical event.

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myth

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a long comparison of two unlike things

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epic simile

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a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero

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epic

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In the first part of a story when the speaker asks for help from the gods

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invocation

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Who was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey?

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Homer

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She had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.

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Scylla

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Who loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it? Options: Scylla, Charybdis, Penelope, Calypso

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Calypso

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Who received no help from his relatives because he was awkward with words after Odysseus gave a fake name? Options: Circe, Charybdis, Teiresias, Polyphemus

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Polyphemus

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Who devised a difficult task for some troublesome men to do? Options: Calypso, Penelope, Circe, Muse

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Penelope

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"The man skilled in all ways of contending" is an example of this literary device.

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epithet