The Odyssey
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aiolos | keeper of the winds |
| Alcinoos | King of the Phaikians |
| Antikleia | Odysseus' mother |
| Antinoos | chief suitor |
| Arete | Alcinoos' wife |
| Argos | Odysseus' dog |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom, Ody's helper |
| Elepenor | member of Ody's crew |
| Eurylokos | one of Odysseus' officers |
| Kalypso | witch/nymph who wanted Ody as her husband |
| Kirke | Terrible goddess- turns men into animals |
| Demodocus | blind minstrel |
| Eumaios | Swineherd, faithful to Ody |
| Eupeithes | father of Antinoos |
| Eurykleia | faithful old servent to Ody and his family |
| Eurymakos | cruel suitor to {enelope |
| Iros | beggar at Ody's home (boxing match) |
| Leukothe | sea nymph who helps Ody reach Phakia |
| Laertes | Odysseus' father |
| Melanthios | cruel goat herd |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta, husband of Helen, brother of Agamemnon |
| Nausicca | Daughter of King Alcinoos |
| Philoitios | faithful cattle drover |
| Poseidon | god of the sea |
| Polyphemos | Cyclops |
| Skylla | sea monster with 6 heads |
| Sirens | 2 beautiful maidens who dwell by Kirke and Skylla |
| Telemakos | son of Odysseus |
| Theoklymenos | prophet who returns to Ithaka with Tele |
| Aiaia | home to Kirke |
| Aiolia | home to Aiolos |
| Kikones | A Thracian tribe whose capital was raided by Ody's men |
| Ithaka | Home of Odysseus |
| Ismarus | Capital of the Kikones |
| Laistrygonians | cannibal barbarians |
| Ogygia | isalnd home of the nymph kalypso (modern day Malta) |
| Phakians | Inhabitants of the land of Skheria (kingdom of Alcinoos) |
| Thrinakia | Island home to the sun god, Helios and his cattle |
| Amphinomos | suitor, speaks up with Ody. son, not a bad guy, son of Nisos the Doulikhion |
| Ino | helped Ody. gave him the shall |
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