Q. a story told many times that serves to explain something about the world or a historical event

Q. a long comparison of two unlike things

Q. a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero

Q. in the first part of a story when the speaker asks for help from the gods

Q. He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey

Q. She had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.

Q. She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.

Q. He received no help from his relatives because he was awkward with words after Odysseus gave a fake name.

Q. She devised a difficult task for some troublesome men to do.

Q. "The man skilled in all ways of contending" is an example of this literary device.

Q. a reflection of the basic values of a society

Q. character who fought in the Trojan War and wandered around the Mediterranean

Q. character who refused to inform sailors of their impending death