The Odyssey

Who is the main character in 'The Odyssey'?

• Hector
• Achilles
• Odysseus
• Perseus

What is the name of Odysseus' wife?

• Penelope
• Circe
• Calypso
• Helen

What is the name of the cyclops that Odysseus encounters?

• Gorgon
• Cyclops
• Chimera
• Polyphemus

What is the name of the sea nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years?

• Athena
• Naiad
• Circe
• Calypso

Which Greek god is known as the 'god of the sea'?

• Poseidon
• Zeus
• Apollo
• Hades

What is the name of the kingdom that Odysseus rules over?

• Athens
• Ithaca
• Sparta
• Troy

What is the name of the sorceress who turns Odysseus' men into pigs?

• Hera
• Circe
• Calypso
• Medusa

What is the name of Odysseus' son?

• Achilles
• Telemachus
• Hector
• Polyphemus

What is the name of the loyal swineherd who helps Odysseus?

• Eumaeus
• Eurymachus
• Antinous
• Melanthius

What is the name of the monster that Odysseus and his men must pass by on their journey home?

• Scylla
• Charybdis
• Cerberus
• Hydra