The Odyssey
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Zeus | The ruler of the Greek gods and godess; father of Athena and Apollo |
| Athena | godess of war, wisdom, and cleverness; godess of crafts |
| Poseidon | the god of the seas, earthquakes, and horses; father of the Cyclops who battled Odysseus (Polyphemus) |
| Circe | a godess and enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea |
| Calypso | a sea godess who lives on the island of Ogygia |
| Helios (Apollo) | the god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine |
| Hermes | the god of invention, commerce, and cunning; messanger of the gods |
| Odysseus | main character of the Odyssey |
| Penelope | Odysseus's wife |
| Telemachus | Odysseus's son |
| Argus | Odysseus's dog |
| Alcinous | the king of the Phaeacians |
| Scylla | a six-headed sea monster who devours sailors. |
| Charybdis | a dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster |
| Homer | the author of the Odyssey |
| Laertes | Odysseus's father |
| sirens | creatures, part woman and part bird, whose songs lure ailors to their death |
| Tiresias | of Thebes-- a blind prophet whose spirit Odysseus visits in the underworld. |
| Eumaeus | a servant in Odysseus's household |
| Elpenor | one of Odysseus's crew, killed in an accident |
| Antinous | a suitor of Penelope |
| cyclopes | a race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race of cyclopes |
| Eurylochus | a trusted officer of Odysseus' |
| Lotus Eaters | inhabitants of a land Odysseus visits |
| Eurymachus | a suitor of Penelope's |
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