Odyssey People
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- Eumaeus:
- Swineherd, one of Odysseus' loyal servants. Remained faithful to Odysseus. Helped Telemachus and Odysseus kill suitors. Kind to Odysseus when he first saw him.
- Charybdis:
- female monster who sucks in water three times daily to form a deadly whirl pool.
- Argos:
- Odysseus' faithful dog, who waited to die until he saw Odysseus one last time. First to recognize him on the island.
- Cyclops:
- Son of sea god Poseidon. One-eyed giants who live solitary as shepards on the island Sicily. Blinded by Odysseus.
- Antinous:
- one of Penelope's leading suitors; an arrogant and mean young noble from Ithaca. First suitor killed by odysseus.
- Scylla:
- Female monster with six serpent heads, each head having a triple row of fangs. She had twelve legs.
- Nausicaa:
- Alcinous' daughter. She found Odysseus on the shore of her island.
- Lion:
- Odysseus is compared to a lion.
- Alcinous:
- King of Phaecia. Odysseus tells the story of his adventures to Alcinou' court.
- Telemachus:
- Odysseus' son. When Odysseus and Telemachus reunited, Telemachus did not believe him at first sight, then they both ended up weeping. Telemachus and Eumaeus helped Odysseus kill the suitors.
- Ithaca:
- Odysseus' homeland. It is an island.
- Poseidon:
- god of the sea; brother of Zeus. Called Earth Shaker because he is believed to cause earthquakes. He is the only god that didn't want Odysseus to come home.
- Laestygonians:
- Odysseus lost alot of his men to him.
- Zeus:
- The most powerful god, whose home is on Olympus. King of gods and men, and father of Athena.
- Hades:
- Hell, underworld. Odysseus has to journey here for a brief while. *You have to give the dead blood to speak.
- Laertes:
- Odysseus' father
- Helios:
- Sun god. He had the sacred cattle.
- Simile:
- Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as "like","as","resembles", or"than".
- Teiresias:
- Famous blind prophet form the city Thebes. Odysseus meets him in the Land of the Dead (Hades).
- Epithet:
- An adjective or descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.-ex.Gray-eyed goddess Athena.-ex.Homeric epithet
- Hermes:
- messenger god. Responsible for giving Odysseus the moly and talking to Calypso and freeing Odysseus.
- Odysseus:
- He is a hero in trouble. A great soldier in war, ruler, and husband. Fought in Battle of Troy, it took him 20yrs. to finally arrive back home.
- The Phaecians:
- Ship builders and traders. Their king was Alcinnous, they were great sailors. They helped Odysseus get back to Ithaca.
- Eurycleia:
- Odysseus' old nurse. Helped raise Odysseus. First person to recognize Odysseus by his scar on his leg.
- Scar:
-
boar's scar on Odysseus' leg. His faithful maid recognizes it.
- Penelope:
- Odysseus' faithful wife. She did not marry a suitor because she loved Odysseus.
- Lotus-Eaters:
- People who feed Odysseus' men with lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca. They symbolize forgetfullness.
- Circe:
- Witch-goddess who turns Odysseus' men into swine, but not Odysseus, because he had moly which Hermes gave him. She warmed him of Helios' cattle, Monsters, and other obstacles.
- Moly:
- Special food Hermes gives to Odysseus to protect him from letting Circe turn him into an animal.
- Athena:
- Favorite daugther of Zeus. She favored Greeks during Trojan War. She is the great goddess of wisdom and the arts of war and peace. Often called Pallas Athena.
- Achilles:
- Considered greatest Greek warrior. Fought in Battle of Troy.