| A | B |
|---|
| Aeolus | god of the winds |
| Agamemnon | King and leader of the Greek forces |
| Alcinous | Ruler of the Phaeacians –he gives Odysseus transportation home |
| Antinous | Leader of the Suitors. He dies first. |
| Argus | a faithful dog |
| Athena | a goddess of wisdom who aids Odysseus and favors him |
| Calypso | a sea goddess who loved Odysseus and keeps him on her island |
| Charybdis | an enormous, dangerous whirlpool |
| Ciccones | fiece warriors |
| Circe | an enchantress who turns men into swine |
| Eumaeus | an old swineherd and loyal friend of Odyssues |
| Eurymachus | a suitor who blames everything on Antinous. He offers Odysseus treasure for restitution |
| Eurynome | the old housekeeper for Penelope---a loyal servant |
| Helios | The sun god who threatens to shine in Hades |
| Lotus Eaters | a group of people who partake of the plant which drugs them into a false sense of happiness |
| Odysseus | Son of Laertes, King of Ithaca |
| Penelope | a faithful wife who says she’ll marry once the shroud for Laertes is done |
| Polyphemus | the Cyclops who eats Odysseus’ men |
| Poseidon | father of Polyphemus. He makes Odysseus’ travels difficult. |
| Scylla | a sea monster of gray rock—part cliff, part serpent with six dog heads for |
| Sirens | creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths |
| Telemachus | Antinous has plans to have him killed and to marry his mother so the Ithaca will be his |
| Tiresias | a blind dead prophet who warns him against eating the sun god’s cattle |
| Zeus | Ruler of the heavens, the most powerful Olympian. His sign is the thunderbolt |
