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Odysseus | The king of Ithaca, a leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, who reached home after ten years of wandering. |
Athene | The goddess of wisdom, the practical arts, and warfare, and the protectress of cities, especially Athens. - favors Odysseus |
Zeus | the supreme god of the ancient Greeks, who became ruler of gods and men after he dethroned his father Cronus and defeated the Titans |
Poseidon | the ancient Greek god of the sea and of horses |
Hermes |
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1. Peneolope |
the wife of Odysseus, who remained true to him during his long absence despite the horror of many suitors
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1. Telemachus |
The son of Odysseus and Penelope, who helped his father kill Penelope's suitors.
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1. Calypso | A sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years. |
1. Laertes |
Odysseus's father
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2. Antinous | suitor |
2. Eurymachus |
suitor
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2. Mentes |
Athene takes form of this family friend to encourage him to go to Pylos ans Sparta
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3. Nestor |
the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos
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3. Pisistratus |
Nestors son
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4. Menelaus |
King of Lacemedon, Sparta
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4. Helen | The daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Her abduction by Paris caused the Trojan War. |
4. Eidothea | Proteus's daughter, nymph |
4. Proteus |
Greek Mythology A sea god who could change his shape at will.
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4. Ajax |
Proteus told of his death to Menelaus
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4. Agamemnon |
died at the hands of Aegisthus.
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4. Antinous and Eaurymachus | |
4. Medon | Court herald that overhears murder plans from the suitors - tells Penelope |
4. Eaurycleia |
Maid of Penelope/ Ithican royalty
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5. Calypso | |
5. Phaeacians | one of a race of people inhabiting the island of Scheria . Calypso told Odysseus to go there on his way home from the Trojan War |
5. Poseidon | ... |
5. Ino |
Sea nymph
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6. Nausicaa | Princess of the Phaeacians in Scheria |
6. Dymas | The friend of Nausicaa that Athene disguises herself as in a dream to convince her to go o the washing pools |
6. Arete | Queen of the Phaeacians, Nausicaa tells Odysseus to embrace her knees on arival to the palace |
7. Alcinous |
king of the Phaeacians
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7. Small Phaeacian girl | Athene guides Odysseus to the palace in disguise |
7. Arete |
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7. Alcinous |
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8. Athena |
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8. Alcinous |
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8. Demodokos. | blind Phaeacian court singer |
8. Odysseus | |
8. Laodamas | Son of Alcinous |
8. Halius | Son of Alcinous |
8. Clytoneus | Son of Alcinous |
8. Ares |
God of war
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8. Aphrodite | Goddess of beauty |
8. Hephaestus |
God of Blacksmiths and volcanoes
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8. Achilles |
son of Peleus and Thetis, grandson of Aeacus, and commander of the Myrmidons, Achaean allies, at Troy
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8. Broad Sea | challenges Odysseus; challenger; questions Odysseus |
9. Cicones | Trojan allies, living in Thrace, to the north of Troy |
9. Lotus-Eaters |
legendary people visited by Odysseus, they live on a plant whose fruit induces stupor and forgetfulness of home
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9. Polyphemus |
Polyphemus Cyclops, son of Poseidon and Thoosa, blinded by Odysseus
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9. Nobody | "Odysseus"; he tells the Cyclops that his name is Nobody so that no one would believe that 'nobody' stabbed his eye |
10. Aeolus |
master of the winds, Father of Cretheus
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10. Laestrygonians |
legendary clan of giant cannibals
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10. Antiphates | king of the Laestrygonians |
10. Aeaea | island home of Circe |
10. Circe | goddess and enchantress of Aeaea, who changes men to swine |
10. Eurylochus |
kin of Odysseus, and his second in command
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10. Hermes |
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10. Tiresias | blind seer of Thebes, who retains his prophetic powers even in the underworld |
10. Acheron | a river in the underworld |
10. Erebus | the underworld |
10. Elpenor |
companion of Odysseus
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11. Anticleia |
daughter of Autolycus, wife of Laertes, mother of Odysseus
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11. Helios | the sun |
11. Ghost of Agamemnon |
king of Mycenae, son of Atreus, husband of Clytemnestra, murdered by her and Aegisthus; brother of Menelaus, supreme commander of all Achaea's armies and leader of the largest contingent at troy
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11. Ghost of Achilles |
son of Peleus and Thetis, grandson of Aeacus, and commander of the Myrmidon, Achaean allies, at Troy
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11. Neoptolemus | son of Achilles; married to Hermione, daughter of Helen and Menelaus |
12. The Sirens |
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12. Charybdis | |
12. Scylla | |
12. Circe | |
12. Thrinacia | Island of the sun |
12. Eurylochus |
Odysseus next comes to Thrinacia, the island of the Sun. He wants to avoid it entirely, but the outspoken Eurylochus persuades him to let his beleaguered crew rest there.
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12. Zeus | |
12. Calypso |
he storm sweeps him, he eventually reaches Ogygia, Calypso’s island.
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13. Scheria | Paeacian home |
13. Alcinous |
Alcinous loads his gifts on board the ship that will carry Odysseus to Ithaca.
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13. Poseidon | When Poseidon spots Odysseus in Ithaca, he becomes enraged at the Phaeacians for assisting his nemesis. He complains to Zeus, who allows him to punish the Phaeacians. |
13. The punishment/prophesy | Just as their ship is pulling into harbor at Scheria, the prophecy mentioned at the end of Book 8 is fulfilled: the ship suddenly turns to stone and sinks to the bottom of the sea. |
13. Ithaca | Home of Odysseus |
13. Athena |
But Athena, disguised as a shepherd, meets him and tells him that he is indeed in Ithaca.
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13. Eumaeus |
Ithican shepherd
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13. Telemachus |
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14. Eumaeus |
Odysseus finds Eumaeus outside his hut. Although Eumaeus doesn’t recognize the withered traveler as his master, he invites him inside.
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14. Penelope |
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15. Pisistratus | The youngest son of Nestor. |
15. Theoclymenus | a prophet's son who killed a man in Argos and begs for hospitality. |
15. Eumaeus | Odysseus's swineherd and friend |
16. Amphinomus | was considered the best-behaved of the suitors |
17. Eurymachus | Eurymachus, son of Polybus, is an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope |
17. Theoclymenus | Adds his prophecy: he says that Odysseus is in Ithaca as they speak, plotting revenge. |
17. Melanthius | goatherd Melanthius, who insults them and even gives Odysseus a kick. |
18. Arnaeus | A rude beggar named Arnaeus (Irus for short) wanders into the palace. He insults Odysseus-the-beggar when they meet on the grounds, and Antinous decides to pit them against each other so that the suitors can enjoy the fight |
18. Amphinomus | The suitor Amphinomus is especially kind to Odysseus-the-beggar. As they talk, Odysseus mentions his own past violence and error, advises him to live lawfully, and hints at the suitors' impending deaths. |
19. Eurymachus | Eurymachus, son of Polybus, is an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope |
19. Eurycleia | Nurse |
19. Autolycus | ash Odysseus's feet, she notices a scar Odysseus received while hunting with his grandfather Autolycus. |
20. Amphinomus | kind suitor |
20. Ctesippus | Athena wants to rouse Odysseus's anger so she inspires a suitor names Ctesippus to fling a hoof at him; |
20. Theoclymenus | The seer Theoclymenus points out dark omens: blood on the walls, ghosts at the doors, a mist that covers the sun. The suitors mock the seer and insult the king once again. |
21. Philoetius | The cowherd, Philoetius |
22. Melanthius | Goatheard |
22. Mentor | Athena appears in the guise of Mentor |
22. Medon and the herald | Odysseus spares only the bard and the herald Medon. |
23. Tiresias | Odysseus warns Penelope that he must make one more long, dangerous journey before they can settle down in peace. According to the prophecy in Book 11, |
24. Achilles, Agamemnon | Ghosts who talk to the suitors |
24. Amphimedon | Agamemnon recognizes Amphimedon |
24. Eupithes | Antinous's father |
24. Mentor | Athena in the disguise of Mentor gives Laertes great strength and he kills Eupithes with a spear. |
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