Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Odyssey #3: Gods, Mortals, and Monsters

Odysseus encounters both gods and mortals during his voyage home. Using this website on the people and places of The Odyssey, on a separate sheet of paper, please identify these characters from the epic.
  • Aeolus
  • Anticleia
  • Antinous
  • Argus
  • Laertes
  • Mentor 
  • Penelope
  • Tiresias 
  • Telemachus

The Encyclopedia Mythica is one of the better sites on the web. On the same sheet of paper, please identity the following the supernatural characters from The Odyssey.
  • Hermes  
  • Lotis
  • Hades   
  • Sirens
  • Athena 
  • Hyperion
  • Polyphemus
  • Circe
  • Posdeidon
  • Calypso
  • Scylla
  • Cyclops
  • Zeus
    Odysseus in the cave of Polyphemus by Jacob Jordaens, first half of 17th century

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