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The Odyssey

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Test your knowledge of the Odyssey and use it as a source of inspiration to help Ody get to Sweden

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The OdysseyOnline version

Test your knowledge of the Odyssey and use it as a source of inspiration to help Ody get to Sweden

by KONSTANTINOS PASIKETOPOULOS
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This Greek goddess helps Odysseus on his journey way home. Who is she? But before you start answering the questions, watch this video to get an idea of Odysseus' journey.

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Beautiful goddess nymph who enchants Odysseus with her singing.

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A female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool.

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She used her magic potions and magic to transform her enemies or anyone that has offended her into animals.

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She is Odysseus old nurse and the only person to recognize him without Odysseus revealing himself.

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He is the second of the suitors to die by Odysseus's hand. He is killed when he gets shot in the heart with an arrow by Odysseus.

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They were a race of people living on an island dominated by plants whose fruits caused anyone who ate them to sleep.

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She waits for Odysseus to come home after 20 years.

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He is the son of Poseidon that was blinded by Odysseus.

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God of the sea who despises Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and constantly hampers his journey home.

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Female monster with six serpent heads. Ships who sailed too close to her rocks would lose six men to her ravenous, darting heads.

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Sea nymphs whose beautiful features and mysterious music lures sailors to steer their ships toward the rocks.

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A blind prophet who was visited in the underworld by Odysseus to whom he gave valuable advice concerning the rest of his odyssey.

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He kills all the suitors with his father at the end of The Odyssey.

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The most powerful god in the world. He is the ruler of the sky and ruler of the Olympian ​gods.

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Ody shares some qualities with Odysseus. One of them is " nostos" after years of bloody war. What is it?

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Another quality relevant to Ody is "xenia" that Calypso offers to Odysseus.What is it?

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Penelope waits for Odysseus to return home for 20 years despite the presence of the suitors. What quality characterises her?

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Odysseus made the Trojan horse to win the war in Troy. What quality does Ody need to get to his final destination?

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Telemachus, Odysseus' son, is a helpless young child raised without a father. How does he change at the end?

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Odysseus spends 7 years as Calypso's captive and decides to leave even when she tempts him with immortality. Why?

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Odysseus met many different people during his long and troubled voyage back to his home. What does Ody need to learn from Odysseus?

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Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag containing the winds that would help sail back home but his men opened the bag and the winds escaped. What lesson do we learn from that?

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When Odysseus passes the island of the Sirens who lure the sailors with their beautiful voices causing them to crash against the rocks, Odysseus tied himself to the mast and sealed his sailors' ears although he wanted to hear their song.

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Polyphemus, the Cyclops, traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave and eats six men before Odysseus gets him drunk, blinds him with a wooden stake, and escapes with his remaining crew by hiding under sheep. How does Odysseus do that?

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Ody managed to arrive safely in Greece in a rubber boat but now he is stuck at a reception centre. We can say that he is...

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Ody faces hostility from some people he meets on his journey through Europe. What's wrong with these people?

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We Europeans should offer hope to refugees like Ody. We can be like who in the Odyssey?

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Which phrase from the Odyssey can be used to describe Ody's dangerous sea and land crossing to reach Europe?

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How would you describe Ody's journey through Europe to Sweden?

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How do Europeans see a refugee like Ody?

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Some European politicians can be moody and vengeful towards refugees arriving in their countries. Which god in the Odyssey was like that?

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Ody escapes from Syria as a shy, uncertain boy and arrives in Sweden as a confident man determined to build a new life. Which character's transformation in the Odyssey is similar?

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These people are misleading, selfish, and lonely caring only about themselves. When you meet them, make them understand that they're not the centre of the universe. Which character in the Odyssey was like that?

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These people see through only one perspective. When you meet them, try to broaden their narrow-mindedness. Which character in the Odyssey was like that?

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No matter how close you are to your final goal, there will often be an obstacle preventing you from reaching that goal. You must do anything possible to remove the obstacle. Which characters in the Odyssey represented that problem?

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This place in the Odyssey represents our fears but, like Odysseus, we must face and overcome our fears. Which is this place?

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Which scene from the Odyssey is depicted in this photo?

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