Odyssey Review Quiz
A matching quiz reviews the names of the characters and places in the Odyssey.
The Odyssey – Review Quiz
NameDatePer.
1. AiaiaA. Realm of the dead; also god of the dead
2. AioliaB. Odysseus’ faithful nurse; sees through his disguise
3. AiolosC. Daughter of Alcinoos; desires Odysseus
4. AgamemnonD. Blind seer; most famous of them all
5. AlcinoosE. Wife of Menelaos, face that launched 1000 ships
6. AntinoosF. Personality assumed by Athena to get Telemachos moving
7. AnticleiaG. Sixheaded monster
8. ArgosH. Kingdom of Menelaos, a sunny place
9. AthenaI. Odysseus’ unfaithful goatherd
10. CalypsoJ. Herald spared by Odysseus
11. CharybdisK. Father of Odysseus
12. CirceL. Seagod, enemy of Odysseus
13. DemodocosM. Murdered by his wife, contrasts to Odysseus
14. ElpenorN. Singing temptresses
15. EumaiosO. Telemachos’ tutor; Athena appears as him
16. EurycleiaP. Odysseus’ faithful cowherd
17. EurylochosQ. Island home of Circe
18. EurymachosR. Oneeyed giant, blinded by Odysseus
19. HelenS. Odysseus’ old hunting dog
20. HadesT. Blind bard; may be Homer himself
21. HeliosU. Cannibal barbarians; defeat Odysseus
22. HermesV. Wife of Odysseus
23. HomerW. Kingdom of Nestor, a sandy place
24. IrosX. Old Man of the Sea, told Menelaos of Odysseus
25. LaertesY. Sea nymph; she aids Odysseus against drowning
26. LaistrygoniansZ. Fell from Circe’s roof, drunk; died
27. LeucothoieAA. Telemachos’ traveling companion, Nestor’s son
28. IthacaBB. King of Pylos
29. LacedaimonCC. Island home of the wind king
30. MedonDD. Chief of the gods of Greece
31. MelanthoEE. Sun god; the crew slew his cattle
32. MelanthiosFF. Chief suitor; first slain
33. MenelaosGG. Telemachos’ soothsayer; tells suitor’s doom
34. MentesHH. Author of The Odyssey
35. MentorII. Site of the great war
36. NausicaaJJ. Messenger of the gods
37. NestorKK. King of Ithaca
38. OdysseusLL. Odysseus’ chief officer on board ship
39. OgygiaMM. Witch who changed men into beasts
40. OlymposNN. Home of the gods
41. PeisistratosOO. Odysseus’ faithful swineherd
42. PenelopePP. Beggar who wrestles Odysseus
43. PhaiaciaQQ. Island home of Calypso
44. PhiloitiosRR. Sea Nymph, keeps Odysseus for nine years
45. PolyphemosSS. Second most important suitor
46. PoseidonTT. Patroness of Odysseus; goddess of wisdom
47. ProteusUU. Ideal or perfect kingdom
48. PylosVV. Giant Whirlpool
49. ScyllaWW. Keeper of the winds
50. SirensXX. King of the Phaiacians
51. TelemachyYY. Son of Odysseus
52. TheoclymenosZZ. King of Sparta
53. ZeusAAA. Island home of Odysseus
BBB. Unfaithful serving girl, Penelope’s favorite
CCC. Mother of Odysseus
DDD. The first four books of the Odyssey