| A | B |
|---|
| Alcinous | king of the Phaecians |
| Odysseus | king of Ithaca |
| Calypso | a sea goddess who love Odysseus |
| Circe | an enchantress who helped Odysseus |
| Zeus | king of the gods |
| Apollo | god of music, poetry, and medicine |
| Agamemnon | king and leader of the Greek forces |
| poseidon | god of the sea and earthquakes |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare |
| Polyphemus | the cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus |
| Laertes | father of Odysseus |
| Cronus | Titan ruler of the universe |
| Perimedes | a member of Odysseus' crew |
| Eurylochus | another member of the crew |
| Tiresias | blind prophet who advised Odysseus |
| Persephone | wife of Hades |
| Telemachus | son of Odysseus |
| Sirens | creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths |
| Scylla | a sea monster of gray rock, 6 heads |
| Charybidis | an enormous and dangerous whirlpool |
| Lampetia | a nymph |
| Hermes | herald and messenger of the gods |
| Eumaeus | an old swineherd and friend of Odysseus |
| Antinous | a leader among the suitors |
| Eurynome | a housekeeper for Penelope |
| Penelope | wife of Odysseus |
| Eurymachus | a suitor |
| Amphinomous | another suitor |
