Odyssey Part 1

Question 1

Prodigious

Answer 1

To be enormous
ex) The Cyclops is a prodigious man.

Question 2

Victuals

Answer 2

Food or other provisions.

Question 3

Whey

Answer 3

The thin, watery part of the milk separated from the thicker curds.

Question 4

Boughs

Answer 4

Tree Branches

Question 5

Withy

Answer 5

Something made from tough, flexible twigs

Question 6

Whim

Answer 6

suddenly thought or wish to do something

Question 7

dispatched

Answer 7

finished something quickly

Question 8

cap a quiver

Answer 8

close a case holding arrows

Question 9

A din is a …

Answer 9

a loud, continuous noise; uproar

Question 10

lugger

Answer 10

small sailing vessel

Question 11

Ventured

Answer 11

tried something dangerous

Question 12

nectar and ambrosia

Answer 12

drink and food from the gods

Question 13

carrion rouge

Answer 13

repulsive scoundrel

Question 14

weird

Answer 14

fate or destiny

Question 15

tactics

Answer 15

military procedures

Question 16

sage

Answer 16

wise

Question 17

bored

Answer 17

made a hole in

Question 18

divers

Answer 18

several; various

Question 19

dispatched

Answer 19

finished something quickly

Question 20

brace

Answer 20

pair

Question 21

offing

Answer 21

the distant part of the sea

Question 22

pinioned

Answer 22

confined or shackled

Question 23

votive

Answer 23

done to fulfill a vow or express thanks

Question 24

libitations

Answer 24

wine or other liquids poured on the ground as a sacrifice or offering

Question 25

carin

Answer 25

conical heap of stones built as a monument

Question 26

kine

Answer 26

cattle

Question 27

hecatombs

Answer 27

large scale sacrifices to the greek gods

Question 28

cuirass

Answer 28

armor for the upper body

Question 29

travail

Answer 29

very hard work

Question 30

gorge

Answer 30

throat or gullet

Question 31

maelstrom

Answer 31

large, violent whirlpool

Question 32

contrived

Answer 32

thought up; devised

Question 33

lampetia

Answer 33

a nymph

Question 34

beeves

Answer 34

alternate plural form of beef

Question 35

bole

Answer 35

tree trunks

Question 36

An epic is a

Answer 36

long, narrative poem

Question 37

Epic Topics

Answer 37

reflect universal concerns ex) courage and beauty

Question 38

Hamartia

Answer 38

A character's fatal flaw in greek mythology

Question 39

epithet

Answer 39

another name giving possession ex) Billy Joe is "the piano man"

Question 40

Epic Simile

Answer 40

Purpose is to create a comparison that is dramatic and memorable

Question 41

Hubris

Answer 41

excessive pride