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Agamemnon king and leader of the Greek forces Alcinous king who listens to Odysseus' story and gives him a ship to travel home Amphinomus one of Penelope's suitors (A) Antinous leader among the suitors & the rudest suitor Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty Apollo god of music, poetry, prophecy and medicine Athena goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare Calypso sea nymph (minor goddess) who holds Odysseus captive for many years Charybdis dangerous whirlpool personified as a female monster Circe enchantress who turns men into swine Discord God who causes a fight between the goddesses over who is the most beautiful Eumaeus old swineherd and friend of Odysseus Eurylochus one of Odysseus' crew member; persuades the others to eat the cattle of the sun god Eurymachus one of Penelope's suitors (E) Eurynome housekeeper for Penelope Helen woman given to Paris as a bribe for choosing Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess Helios Sun God; sometimes another name for Apollo Laertes Odysseus' father Odysseus heroic leader of the sailors, king of Ithaca Penelope Odysseus' wife Perimedes member of Odysseus' crew (P) Polyphemus a Cyclops Poseidon god of the sea, earthquakes and storms at sea and father of the Cyclops Scylla six-headed female sea monster Sirens sea nymphs whose songs lure men to their deaths Telemachus Odysseus' son Tiresias blind prophet from the underworld who tells Odysseus how to get home Zeus King of the Gods Maron priest of Apollo who gives Odysseus powerful wine Cyclopes the race of one-eyed giants