The Odyssey Vocabulary PreQuiz

a series of experiences that give knowledge or understanding to someone

• myth

• homeric simile

• odyssey

traditional stories, rooted in a particular culture, that explain a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon

• myth

• homeric simile

• adversity

long narrative poems that tell of the adventures of heroes that embody the values of their cultures

• formidable

• epic

• adversity

a reflection of the hero's best or worst qualities

• formidable

• tulmult

• alter ego

compare heroic or epic events to simple and easily understandable everyday events

• adversary

• homeric simile

• rhapsode

hardship; great misfortune

• adversary

• ravage

• adversity

"singers of tales" or historians and entertainers who told myths

• adversary

• ravage

• rhapsode

large supply; abundance

• profusion

• ravage

• ardor

awe-inspiring by reason, excellent; strikingly impressive

• ravage

• formidable

• ardor

bitter hatred; ill will

• ravage

• adversary

• rancor