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Mythology and the Odyssey
Mythology and the Odyssey
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The Odyssey is about Odyssey's journey home after the war. It takes him this long to get home.
100 years
2 weeks
10 years
1 year
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In Greek mythology, these one-eyed creatures were sometimes as powerful as gods.
The Demogorgons
The Cyclopes
The Furies
The nymphs
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The god of the underworld and the dead.
Hades
Poseidon
Apollo
Achilles
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God of war, bloodshed, and violence.
Zeus
Ares
Polyphemus
Hermes
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Which of the following is true about mythology?
Mythology is just another word for religion.
Most cultures have some form of mythology.
Mythology is based on something real, like the Loch Ness Monster.
Mythology refers only to the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece.
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This-devised by Odysseus-ended the Trojan War.
The Trojan Dolphin.
The Trojan Ship.
The Trojan God.
The Trojan Horse
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This war lasted ten years after a certain someone was taken from Sparta.
The Battle of Troy
The Battle of Crete
The Battle of Argos
The Battle of Athens
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The God of sky, lightening, and thunder in Ancient Greek myths.
Apollo
Poseidon
Athena
Zeus
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Starting a story in the middle of the action is called this.
Foreshadowing
In medias res
deus ex machina
Flashback
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Which is NOT true about myths?
they reveal the values or beliefs of a particular culture
they are used to explain natural phenomena
they teach lessons or values
they are meant to be taken literally
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This type of Greek poetry recounts the deeds of a hero.
a ballad
an allegory
an epic
a sonnet
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He is credited with coming up with the Odyssey.
Homer
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
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These creatures lure men to their deaths with their beautiful voices.
The Lotus Eaters
The Cicones
The Sirens
The Furies
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The place circled in red is. . .
Greece
Troy
Italy
Spain
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Zeus' wife; the goddess of marriage and family.
Hera
Persephone
Helen
Athena
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Inspirational goddesses of literature and art.
nymphs
The Furies
The Muses
The Sirens
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God of the sea; he is also the brother of Zeus and Hades.
Ares
Hermes
Poseidon
Cronus
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The "grey-eyed" goddess of peace AND war, as well wisdom and knowledge.
Helena
Aphrodite
Penelope
Athena
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The river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld (Hades) in Greek Mythology
The River of Troy
The River of Death
The River Styx
The River Delphi
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She was taken from Sparta, thus beginning the Trojan War.
Athena
Penelope
Helen
Persephone
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Zeus' son; the god of arts, knowledge, and archery.
Cronus
Leto
Ares
Apollo
