The Odyssey Review- Book Test

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Across
  1. 5. brute force; violence
  2. 6. when Odysseus is disguised as a beggar and tests’ the loyalty of his friends and family, this literary device is used
  3. 7. the messenger god
  4. 10. mother of Telemachus; Odysseus’ wife
  5. 11. A central message or idea of the literary work, like Cleverness can get you further than brute strength
  6. 13. A comparison between a supernatural or extraordinary event and an everyday one; can use like or as, but it doesn’t have to
  7. 19. Person vs. _____________or fate is demonstrated when Odysseus gets himself cursed by Polyphemus, Poseidon’s son
  8. 21. the king who offers xenia to Odysseus and helps him get home
  9. 22. represents the kingdom of Ithaca
  10. 23. represents Odysseus’ and Penelope’s loyalty to one another
  11. 24. fake identity Odysseus uses with Polyphemus
  12. 25. giving human traits to non human things, like objects or animals
  13. 29. Part of the contest was to shoot a/an _________ through 12 axe handles
  14. 30. threatened to go to the Underworld if Zeus didn’t punish Odysseus’ men for eating the cattle
  15. 32. King of Ithaca; larger than life hero
  16. 36. Polyphemus’ curse is an example of this literary device because we get a clue about what will happen later
  17. 37. Are killed after they are forced to clean up the dead bodies
Down
  1. 1. the flaw that Odysseus’ crew has
  2. 2. Bright-eyed Athena, Poseidon Earth- Shaker, the wine-dark sea are all examples of this literary device
  3. 3. turns Odysseus’ men into pigs; Odysseus stays with her for one year
  4. 4. sing irresistible songs to passing sailors
  5. 6. reason why Odysseus has to blind the Cyclops rather than kill him
  6. 8. hospitality
  7. 9. son of Odysseus
  8. 12. Epic heroes have a human weakness or ______ but it does not cause a downfall
  9. 14. kept Odysseus on Ogygia for 7 years
  10. 15. prayer to the Muses for inspiration to tell a good story
  11. 16. excessive pride; like when Odysseus yells out his identity to the Cyclops
  12. 17. the reason why Odysseus’s ship sank
  13. 18. Penelope wanted the suitors to try to string Odysseus’ _____
  14. 20. swineherd who is made an heir of Odysseus for fighting on his side
  15. 26. a value of ancient Greece that Odysseus demonstrates
  16. 27. Situation ___________ occurs when the opposite of what is expected occurs
  17. 28. glory
  18. 31. Odysseus' son thought he was a ____ when he transformed
  19. 33. Penelope unravels this every night after weaving all day
  20. 34. eating the fruit of this plant causes men to forget everything else
  21. 35. cleverness or trickery