Circe and her spells.

Explore Circe's magical island! This worksheet tests reading comprehension on Greek mythology.

1) Who was the Greeks' new enemy? Zeus Poseidon The Spartans 2) What did the men see? a castle. a big cave. a wisp of smoke above the trees. 3) Where did the smoke lead the men to? Complete the answer with suitable words. The smoke led the men to a palace and a beautiful woman. 4) What was the woman's name? 5) What did she give the men to drink? a glass of water a cup of wine some orange juice 6) What did Eurylochus see from his hiding place?Complete the answer by filling the blanks. You might need more that one word in each. Circe and the men hadn't noticed that Eurylochus wasn't there. He didn't trust Circe, so he was spying from outside. What happened next made him gasp in horror. One wave of Circe's magic wand turned the men into pigs! 7) What did Eurylochus do? raced back to the ship. joined Circe and the men. srtated to cry. 8) What did Circe do when Ulysses confronted her? 9) How long did they stay in Circe's island? five years ten years one year 10) How did Circe feel when the men left?Complete the answer by filling the blanks. You might need more that one word in each. When the men decided to go, Circe was very sad. She had fallen in love with Ulysses. But she gave them food and warned them of dangers that lay ahead.