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Odyssey Vocabulary
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Guile N. Crafty or artful deception, the use of tricks to deceive someone Odysseus demonstrated his guile when he created the Trojan Horse plan.
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Succumb V. to give way to superior force; yield: to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. Many would have succumbed to despair, but Penelope remained faithful and optimistic that Odysseus would return.
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Adversity N. a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress
Odysseus faced adversity on his journey home from Troy.
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Blanched V. To turn white or become pale
Blanched with terror, Odysseus’ crew began to panic as they faced Skylla.
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Ruse N. a trick, stratagems
Odysseus’s ruse to blind Polyphemos was successful!
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