Search Header Logo
Odyssey - key Greek words

Odyssey - key Greek words

Assessment

Flashcard

History

11th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Meredith Hansard

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

11 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Nostos

Back

Return, homecoming; symbolically, aiming to return to what was in the past.

Includes sense of futility – can never return to the same time.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Kleos

Back

Eternal glory, renown; achieved by a hero accomplishing great deeds. Reputation that will live on after death, shown through epic poetry.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Xenia

Back

Hospitality or guest friendship; an expectation or moral obligation to house and feed travelers.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ponos

Back

Toil, effort or hard work; the physical and emotional challenges faced by Odysseus.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Oikos

Back

Household unit; close relatives, buildings and land but also possessions, slaves, servants, everyone who contributes to its wealth and survival. The self-sufficient, basic unit of civilization in Mycenae and DA Greece.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Polis

Back

City-state; Ithaca is the polis of which Odysseus is king. The fortified settlement and the land around it; the larger, public space than the private oikos.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hiketeia

Back

Supplication; a ritual to ask for protection from someone more powerful. Often involved kneeling or embracing the knees of the person/deity being asked for help. Linked to xenia.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?