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The Odyssey SG
A study guide for key characters in Homer's play The Odyssey (GHH)
Character | Description |
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Odysseus | The king of Ithaca. |
Calypso | A sea goddess who loves the king Odysseus. |
Circe | An enchantress who helps Odysseus. |
Zeus | The king of all the gods. |
Apollo | The god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine. |
Agamemnon | The king/leader of Greek forces. |
Poseidon | The god of the sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea. |
Athena | The goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare. |
Polyphemus | The Cyclops who imprisons Odysseus. |
Tiresias | A blind prophet who advises Odysseus. |
Persephone | The wife of Hades. |
Telemachus | Odysseus and Penelope's son. |
Sirens | Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths. |
Scylla | A sea monster of gray rock. |
Charybdis | A enormous and dangerous whirlpool. |
Hermes | The herald and messenger of the gods. |
Penelope | Odysseus' wife. |
Plundered | Taking something by force. |
Fugitives | A group of persons who have ran away from danger. |
Avenge | To get revenge. |
Dispatched | Finished something quickly. |
Ventured | Have tried to do something dangerous. |
Tactics | Military procedures. |