The Odyssey Introduction

3. The author of this introduction.
4. Poseidon is _________ Odysseus.
5. A _________ is a traditional story that explains a belief, ritual, or mysterious phenomenon.
7. Odysseus tries to avoid going off to ______ but it doesn't work.
8. Homer wrote down the stories of The Iliad and The _______.
10. Readers can _______ to Odysseus because we also face difficult choices.
11. A ______ from The Odyssey is "finding your proper place in life."
12. The rhapsodes are "________ of tales" who entertain and tell historical stories.
13. A god can represent a hero's best or worst _______.

1. The ______ comes before The Odyssey.
2. The Greeks used these texts to teach Greek ________ to their students.
4. This goddess is on Odysseus' side.
6. The Greeks got into Troy using a wooden ________.
9. Homeric or epic similes compare heroic or epic ______ to ordinary, everyday ______.
11. Odysseus' son's name.