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Odyssey Charact.
characters from "The Odyssey"
Question | Answer |
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Helios | the sun god |
Zeus | ruler of the greek gods |
Telemachus | Odysseus' son |
Penelope | Odysseus' wife |
Hermes | the messenger god |
Calypso | sea goddess of Ogygia |
Laertes | Odysseus' father |
Alcinous | king of the Phaeacians |
Circe | witch of Aeaea |
Cicones | Trojan allies whom Odysseus fights |
Lotus Eaters | inhabitants of a land Odysseus visits |
Cyclopes | one eyed giants |
Apollo | god of music, poetry, prophecy and medicine |
Poseidon | god of the sea, father of Polyphemus |
Polyphemus | cyclops Odysseus wounds |
Aeolus | guardian/god of the winds |
Laestrygones | cannibal inhabitants of a distant land |
Eurylochus | a trusted officer of Odysseus' |
Persephone | wife of Hades, ruler of the underworld |
Tiresias | blind prophet whose spirit Odysseus visits in the underworld |
Sirens | creatures, part woman and part bird, whose songs lure sailors to their death |
Scylla | six headed sea monster who devours sailors |
Charybdis | dangerous whirlpool personified as a female monster |
Athena | goddess of war, protector of Odysseus |
Eumaeus | faithful servant in Odysseus' household |
Argos | Odysseus' dog |
Antinous | a suitor of Penelope's |
Eurycleia | an old female servant, still loyal to Odysseus |