Fact Questions for The Odyssey by Homer Sirens and Sea Monsters
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Who are the Sirens and why are they dangerous? (pp. 22-23)
What are the Wandering Rocks? (pp. 24-25)
Who are the only people who survived the Wandering Rocks? (p. 25)
Why did they survive? (p. 25)
What is Charybdis? (p. 26)
Who is Scylla? (p. 27)
What does Circe tell Odysseus his choices are in regard to Charybdis and Scylla? (p. 29)
How does Odysseus protect himself and his men from the Sirens? (pp. 39-40)
How many men does Scylla kill? (p. 55)
Who is Helios? (p. 67)
Why do the rest of Odysseus' men die? (p. 73)
For how long does Odysseus drift on his raft? (p. 84)
Whose island does Odysseus end up on? (p. 89)
Who is she? (p. 89)
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Who are the Sirens and why are they dangerous? (pp. 22-23) They are beautiful women who sing to all sailors who pass their shores. No one who hears them sing can resist them. They forget everything and die on the shores of the Sirens' island.
What are the Wandering Rocks? (pp. 24-25) They are huge rocks that pound against one another crushing anything that is between them. Not even a dove is fast enough to get through them.
Who are the only people who survived the Wandering Rocks? (p. 25) Jason and his Argonauts
Why did they survive? (p. 25) Because the goddess Hera loved Jason and helped them
What is Charybdis? (p. 26) the deadly whirlpool monster
Who is Scylla? (p. 27) a monster with six, huge hideous heads
What does Circe tell Odysseus his choices are in regard to Charybdis and Scylla? (p. 29) If they try to get past Charybdis they will all die; if they try to get past Scylla only six men will die.
How does Odysseus protect himself and his men from the Sirens? (pp. 39-40) He gives beeswax to the men to put in their ears so they cannot hear the sirens and he has them tie him to the mast.
How many men does Scylla kill? (p. 55) 6
Who is Helios? (p. 67) The Sun God
Why do the rest of Odysseus' men die? (p. 73) Because they killed and ate the cattle of the Sun God, Helios.
For how long does Odysseus drift on his raft? (p. 84) for 9 days and 9 nights
Whose island does Odysseus end up on? (p. 89) Calypso
Who is she? (p. 89) a goddess, daughter of Atlas