People, Gods, and Places in THE ODYSSEY
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Muse
Troy
Helios
Zeus
Telemachus
Athena
Odysseus
Nestor
Menelaus
Achaeans
Laertes
Mentor
Penelope
Argives
Helen
Artemis
Hermes
Calypso
Phaeacians
Alcinous
Nausicaa
Olympus
Apollo
Ogygia
Poseidon
Demodocus
Ithaca
Circe
Aeaea
Cicones
Lotus Eaters
Agamemnon
Cyclopes
Nohbdy
Polyphemus
Aeolus
Laestrygonians
Eurylochus
Persephone
Hades
Teiresias
Thrinakia
Anticleia
Sirens
Scylla
Charybdis
Perimedes
Eumaeus
Argos
Eurycleia
Antinous
Eurymachus
Daughters of Zeus, music, poetry, dance, and arts
Rich and powerful city to which Helen was taken by Paris, reason for Trojan War
Sun god, owner of sacred cattle on the island Thrinakia
Ruler of the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus
Son of Odysseus and Penelope
Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, war, and peace
King of Ithaca and hero of the Odyssey
Noble sage of Pylos, master charioteer
Red-haired king of Achaeans, Helen was his wife
Greeks, specifically, the people of Achaea in north-eastern Greece, Argives
Father of Odysseus
Human form of Athena, an old family friend
Wife of Odysseus, mother of Telemachus
Greeks, the people of Achaea
Wife of Menelaus, taken to Troy, reason for the Trojan War
Goddess of the hunt
Messenger god
Beautiful sea nymph, who kept Odysseus on her island for seven years
People of an island kingdom, seafarers and traders
King of Phaeacia
Princess of Phaeacia, and daughter of Alcinous
Mountain home of the gods and goddesses
God of truth, master musician, the Archer-god, the healer
Calypso’s island
God of the sea, shaker of the earth, identified with the Roman god Neptune
Famous blind minstrel who sings the song of the wooden horse
Odysseus’ home, an island off the west coast of Greece
Enchantress, witch goddess who transformed Odysseus’ men into beasts
Home of Circe, the witch goddess
Odysseus’ foolish raid on these people, Zeus’ punishment upon Odysseus’ men
Gave lotus-food to visitors which caused them to lose their longing for home
Commander of the Greeks during the Trojan War
One-eyed monsters, sons of the god Poseidon
False name Odysseus used to trick Polyphemus the Cyclops
Name of the Cyclops Odysseus blinded, son of Poseidon
God of the winds, who lived on an extraordinary floating island
Gigantic cannibals who devoured some of Odysseus’ men
One of Odysseus’ crew, and his trusted cousin
Wife of Hades and Queen of the Underworld
Place of the dead of which Hades rules
Blind prophet from Thebes who resides in the Underworld
Island where the sun god Helios pastured his sacred cattle
Odysseus’ mother who died of a broken heart when he did not return from Troy
Sea nymphs who lured sailors to destruction with their songs
Personified as a female monster with six heads devouring passing sailors
Whirlpool in the Straits of Messina, personified as a female monster
Sailor who accompanied Odysseus
Swineheard, an old and loyal servant to Odysseus
Odysseus’ faithful dog
Penelope’s servant and Odysseus’ old nurse
An Ithacan noble, most arrogant of the suitors
An Ithacan noble, other chief suitor