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