Book 10 Aeolus and Circe

The bag of winds is opened, the Laestrygonians smash the ships, and Circe turns men to swine.

Not an official film app. Homer's poem only.

  1. Who is the keeper of the winds?

    Answer Aeolus

    Aeolus is keeper of the winds.

    SourceBook 10, lines 1-4Easy

  2. What is inside the bag the crew opens?

    Answer The winds

    The bound winds burst out all at once.

    SourceBook 10, lines 15-19Medium

  3. Which giants smash the ships with rocks?

    Answer The Laestrygonians

    The Laestrygonians hurl rocks and destroy the ships.

    SourceBook 10, lines 80-84Medium

  4. What herb protects him from Circe's drug?

    Answer Moly

    Hermes pulls up the herb called moly and gives it to him.

    SourceBook 10, lines 305-309Medium

  5. Which comrade dies by falling from the roof?

    Answer Elpenor

    Elpenor, the youngest, falls from the roof.

    SourceBook 10, lines 550-554Deep

The text behind the questions

Questions cover facts stated in Homer's Odyssey, worded by us. No translation is reproduced here. Book and line refer to the Greek line numbering, located in a public-domain English translation.