Locked LessonsThe Odyssey escape rooms
Six self-checking escape rooms on Homer's Odyssey, read in English translation: one for every four books, from Book 1 to Book 24. Every answer comes from the books, so each room checks reading as well as recall, and they work with any translation. They suit classical homeschoolers, literature and Classical Civilisation classes from about grade 7.
No logins and nothing to install. Try the first two locks of any room free. See the rooms on all three epics.
The Odyssey · Books 1–4The Absent KingFree taster
The Odyssey · Books 5–8Washed AshoreFree taster
The Odyssey · Books 9–12Tales of WanderingFree taster
The Odyssey · Books 13–16Home in DisguiseFree taster
The Odyssey · Books 17–20The Beggar at the DoorFree taster
The Odyssey · Books 21–24The Last ContestFree tasterRoom by room
- Books 1–4: The Absent King. The council of the gods, Athena's visit to Telemachus, the assembly on Ithaca, and Telemachus' journey to Nestor at Pylos and to Menelaus and Helen at Sparta.
- Books 5–8: Washed Ashore. Hermes' message to Calypso, the raft and the storm, Nausicaa at the river, the palace of Alcinous, and the games and songs of the Phaeacians.
- Books 9–12: Tales of Wandering. The tale Odysseus tells in the hall of Alcinous: the Cicones, the Lotus-eaters, the Cyclops, Aeolus, the Laestrygonians, Circe, the journey to the dead, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and the island of the Sun.
- Books 13–16: Home in Disguise. The voyage home with the Phaeacians, Athena's disguise, the hut of the swineherd, Telemachus' return from Sparta, and the meeting of father and son.
- Books 17–20: The Beggar at the Door. The beggar's arrival at the palace, the fight with Irus, the night talk with Penelope, the old nurse and the scar, and the dark signs on the day before the contest.
- Books 21–24: The Last Contest. The contest of the bow, the killing of the suitors, Penelope's test of her husband, and Odysseus' meeting with his father Laertes.