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1. f |
King Menelaus |
told Telemachus that his father was alive |
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2. c |
Calypso |
held Odysseus captive for seven years |
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3. j |
Athena |
asked Zeus to assist Odysseus in returning home |
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4. a |
Poseidon |
created a storm which washed Odysseus overboard |
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5. b |
Polyphemus |
was blinded by Odysseus and his men |
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6. h |
Aeolus |
gave Odysseus a parcel containing the storm winds |
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7. k |
The Laestrygonians |
destroyed eleven ships |
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8. m |
Tiresias |
predicted that Odysseus would survive the voyage home |
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9. e |
Circe |
told Odysseus how to overcome the dangers he would encounter |
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10. i |
The Sirens |
lured unsuspecting sailors to their deaths with a sweet song |
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11. l |
Scylla |
ate six of Odysseus' sailors, one for each head |
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12. d |
Zeus |
sent a thunderbolt that destroyed Odysseus' ship and men |
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13. g |
King Alcinous |
showered with gifts and gave him passage to Ithaca |