The Odyssey Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Goddess of wisdom and war
   Athena
2. Author of The Odyssey
   Homer
3. Another name for Helios
   Lord of Noon
4. The "native bloom" that makes people forgetful of their homeland
   Lotus
5. Home of the Gods
   Olympus
6. Mother of the Cyclops
   Thoosa
7. What is the name of the whirlpool?
   Charybdis
8. Used as earplugs
   Beeswax
9. Messenger to the Gods
   Hermes
10. The Trojan War was fought here
    Troy
11. Belief that hospitality is important - especially to strangers
    Xenia
12. "So let me tell her forecast: then we die with our eyes open"
    Odysseus
13. How long was the Trojan War?
    10 years
14. Eats several of Odysseus's men in a cave
    Cyclops
15. God of the sea/earthquakes
    Poseidon
16. Gives Odysseus a ship to get home
    Alcinous
17. The gift Aeolus gives to Odysseus
    Bag of Wind
18. "Sweet coupled airs we sing. No lonely seafarer holds clear of entering our green mirror"
    Sirens
19. God of the sky/weather
    Zeus
20. Ancient Greek value
    Honor the Gods
21. Fell off Circe's roof and died
    Elpenor
22. Another term for cows
    Kine
23. The real name of Poseidon's son
    Polyphemus
24. Describe the exploits or quest of an epic hero
    Epic
25. A detailed comparison, using like or as, that is many lines in length
    Epic Simile
26. God of the Underworld
    Hades
27. "If you raid the beeves, I see destruction for ship and crew"
    Tiresias
28. Odysseus's mom who he sees in the underworld
    Anticlea
29. The "narrow strait" Tiresias says will take them through Poseidon's wrath
    Denial of yourself and restraint of shipmates
30. What quality is Odysseus famous for?
    Guile
31. What Circe turned Odysseus's men into
    Swine
32. What does Odysseus give the Cyclops?
    Brandy
33. The animal that helped Odysseus escape the Cyclop's cave
    Ram
34. Odysseus's fatal flaw
    Hubris
35. The nymph Odysseus lives with at the VERY end of his journey
    Calypso
36. Warns Odysseus about the sirens
    Circe
37. Calypso's Home
    Ogygia Isle
38. Where is Odysseus's home?
    Ithaca
39. Convinced the men to eat the cattle
    Eurylochus
40. People who ambushed Odysseus's men on Ismarus
    Cicones
41. The Sun God
    Helios
42. How is Odysseus's ship destroyed?
    Lightning bolt from Zeus
43. How long was Odysseus away from home?
    20 years
44. Sea monster who eats Odysseus's men
    Scylla