Odyssey character names and places
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Luxembourgish | English |
|---|---|
| Achaeans |  Greeks |
| Aeaea | island of Circe |
| Aegisthus | murderer of Agamemnon |
| Aeolia | island ruled by Aeolus |
| Aeolus | master of winds, favored by gods |
| Agamemnon | commander of Greek army during the Trojan war |
| Alcinous | king of Phaeacia |
| Anticleia | mother of Odysseus |
| Antinous | leader of suitors |
| Antiphates | king of Laestrygonians, giant, eats Odysseus's men |
| Aphrodite | goddess of love, offered Helen to Paris |
| Argos | Odysseus's dog |
| Athena | goddess of war, plays role of protector and adviser of Odysseus and Telemachus |
| Calypso | goddess nymph, keeps Odysseus captive on her island Ogygia |
| Charybdis | whirlpool monster |
| Cicones | enemies of Greeks, allied to Trojans |
| Circe | goddess, enchantress, lives on Aeaea and turns men into swine |
| Clytemnestra | wife of Agamemnon, seduced by Aegisthus |
| Cyclops | one-eyed monster |
| Elpenor | youngest crew member of Odysseus's crew |
| Eris | goddess of gloom, discord, strife |
| Eumaeus | loyal swineherd, old family friend of Odysseus |
| Eurycleia | Nurse of Telemachus and Odysseus |
| Eurylochus | second in command on Odysseus's ship, persuades men to go against Odysseus |
| Eurymachus | suitor, bully, sidekick of Antinous |
| Hades | god of the underworld |
| Helen | the most beautiful woman in the world |
| Helios | god of the sun |
| Hera | wife of Zeus |
| Hermes | message god, called giant-killer |
| Ino | sea nymph who saves Odysseus's life with her magic scarf |
| Irus | beggar at Odysseus's court, picks fight with Odysseus |
| Ismarus | land of Cicones, people allied to Trojans |
| Ithaca | land that Odysseus is king of |
| Laertes | father of Odysseus |
| Laestrygonians | giant cannibals |
| Lamus | island of Laestrygonians |
| Lotus Eaters | people on island mesmerized by fruit |
| Menelaus | king of Sparta, married to Helen |
| Melanthius/Melantho | House servants in Odysseus's court that are rude, taunt Odysseus |
| Mentes | man friends with Odysseus's father, friend of Odysseus, form of Athena |
| Mentor | old family friend who helps Telemachus, form of Athena |
| Muse | goddess who gives inspiration for music and storytelling |
| Nausicaa | daughter of Alcinous, leads Odysseus to palace |
| Odysseus | king of Ithaca, war hero in the Trojan war, known for his intelligence and hubris |
| Ogygia | island of Calypso |
| Olympus | mountain where the gods lived |
| Orestes | son of Agamemnon, killed Aegisthus |
| Paris | prince of Troy |
| Penelope | wife of Odysseus |
| Phaeacians | people who listen to Odysseus tell his tale, live on Phaeacia/Scheria |
| Polyphemus | cyclops, Poseidon's son |
| Poseidon | god of earthquakes/sea |
| Scheria | island of the Phaeacians |
| Scylla | six-headed monster who eats six of Odysseus's men |
| Sirens | temptresses, beautiful women that lure sailors onto their island and then kill them |
| Telemachus | son of Odysseus |
| Thrinacia | island of the sun god's cattle |
| Tiresias | blind prophet who tells Odysseus his future, down in the underworld |
| Trojans | enemies of Achaeans |
| Troy | city that had a citadel, was at war with the Achaeans for 10 years |
| Zeus | god of the sky, ruler of all the gods |
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