The Odyssey
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- Who was Calypso?
- beautiful sea nymph, who kept Odysseus on her island for seven years.
- What was Phaeacia?
- an island kingdom inhabited by seafarers adn traders.
- Who was Helios?
- In early Greek mythology, the sun god.
- Who was Antinous?
- an Ithacan noble, most arrogant of the suitors.
- Who was Laestrygonians?
- race of man-eating giants.
- Who was Poseidon?
- Greek god of the sea
- Who were Sirens?
- sea nymphs who lured sailors to destructions with their songs.
- What were the Cyclops?
- a race of one-eyed giants. The Cyclopes were said to have lived as shepherds on the island of Sicily.
- Who was Polyphemus?
- a Cyclops, son of Poseidon.
- Who was Telemachus?
- son of Odysseus and Penelope.
- Who was Laertes?
- Odysseus' father.
- Who was Charybdis?
- A whirlpool in the Straits of Messina, personified as a female monster.
- Who was Apollo?
- in Greek Mythology, god of poetry, music, and prophecy.
- What was Scylla?
- a dangerous rock in the Straits of Messina, personified as a female monster with six heads who devoured passing sailors.
- Who were the Achaeans?
- Greeks; specifically, the people of Achaea in northeastern Greece.
- Who was Circe?
- a beautiful witch-goddess who transformed Odysseus' men into beasts.
- What were the Cicones?
- a people living on the southwestern coast of Thrace, who were attacked by Odysseus' men on their way home from Troy.
- What was Aeaea?
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island home of Circe, the enchantress.
- Who was Athena?
- Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war; also called Pallas Athena.
- Who was Odysseus?
- king of Ithaca and hero of the Odyssey.
- What was Ithaca?
- Odysseus' home, an idland off the western coast of Greece.
- Who was Alcinous?
- King of Phaeacia.
- Who was Eurycleia?
- Penelope's servant and Odysseus' old nurse.
- Who was Eurynome?
- Penelope's housekeeper.
- Who was Eurymachus?
- one of Penelope's suitor's, in Ithacan noble.
- Who was Cronus?
- in Greek mythology, a Titan and ruler of the universe until he was overthrown by his son, Zeus.
- Who was Eumaeus?
- a swineherd, an old and loyal servant to Odysseus.
- Who was Agamemnon?
- commander of the Greeks during the Trojan War.
- What was Argo?
- the ship manned by Jason and his crew of Greek heroes on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
- Who was Penelope?
- Odysseus' wife