The Odyssey

a long comparison of two unlike things

• myth

• rhapsode

• epic simile

• metaphor

What monsters will Odysseus and his men encounter first, according to Circe?

• Shades

• Sirens

• Scylla 

• Charybdis

What should Odysseus do if wants to experience the sirens?

• Helios threatens to stop shining the sun if they don't make a sacrifice so Zeus throws a lightning bolt and kills all Odysseus' men and destroys his ship

• A female monster with 6 heads and 12 legs; lives in a cave halfway up a steep cliff

• Be tied to the mast, hands and feet, pulled tighter each time he begs to go to the island

• They are women who sing and lure men to their island to die

Ever heard of the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place?" What difficult choice does Odysseus have to make in this chapter?

• Putting wax in his ears or his mens

• Sailing North or South

• Staying with Circe or returning to Ithaca

• Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla

What does Circe warn will be the death of Odysseus crew?

• Be tied to the mast, hands and feet, pulled tighter each time he begs to go to the island

• Better to lose 6 men than everyone and the ship

• A female monster with 6 heads and 12 legs; lives in a cave halfway up a steep cliff

• If they take Helios' cattle, he will desire revenge.

How do Odysseus men die?

• Helios threatens to stop shining the sun if they don't make a sacrifice so Zeus throws a lightning bolt and kills all Odysseus' men and destroys his ship

• The Sirens

• She creates a whirlpool three times a day each time someone passes and everyone dies

• Take the path closest to Scylla

How is Scylla described physically?

• Giant Dolphin monster

• Twelve dancing legs and six long necks

• 20 heads and six legs

• Giant whirlpool monster

What monster is best described as a whirlpool?

• Sirens

• Scylla 

• Charybdis

• ALL of the answers!

Who is the father of the cattle on Thrinacia?

• Zeus

• Helios

• Poseidon

• Apollo

What did Zeus do to appease Helios after Odysseus's men ate his cattle?

• Took the sun from the sky.

• Killed Odysseus.

• Gave him more cattle.

• Sank Odysseus's ship.