Odyssey Quick Review
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Hermes |  sent to force Calypso to release Odysseus |
| Mentes | Taphian sea-captain disguise of Athena |
| Poseidon | hates Odysseus |
| Polyphemos | son of Poseidon blinded by Odysseus |
| Helios | angered by Odysseus' crew |
| Sacred cattle | killed and eaten by Odysseus' crew |
| Zeus | retells the story of Aigisthos |
| Athena and Zeus | daughter and father gods on Mt. Olympos |
| Athena | brings sleep to mournful Penelope |
| Telemakhos | told to journey to Pylos |
| Calypso | nymph holding back Odysseus |
| Ogygia | island of Calypso |
| Ithaka | Odysseus' home and kingdom |
| Agamemnon | slain father avenged by Orestes |
| Aigisthos | warned by Hermes not to murder |
| Orestes | avenger of his father |
| Menelaos | king to be visited by Telemakhos |
| News about Odysseus | reason for Telemakhos' journey |
| Penelope and Telemakhos | queen and prince of Ithaka |
| Phemios | royal minstrel and singer |
| Lord Laertes | Odysseus' father and former king |
| Suitors | plunderers of Odysseus' home |
| Antinoos | lead suitor who rebukes Telemakhos |
| Eurykleia | devoted servant of Laertes, Odysseus and Telemakhos |
| Penelope and Odysseus | husband and wife who ruled Ithaka |
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