| A | B |
|---|
| Acheaus | Greeks in the Odyssey |
| Argives | Acheans who fought in the Trojan War |
| Aegea | home of Circe, the enchantress and goddess |
| Alcinous | King of Phaecia |
| Calypso | Beautiful nymph goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years |
| Charyldis | female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool |
| Cicones | poeple living on the southwestern coast of Thrace who battled Odysseus and his men on their journey |
| Circe | enchantress and goddess who turns Odysseus's men into swine |
| Cyclops | one of a race of beastly one-eyed giants. The Cyclops who live solitary lives as shepherds, supposedly on the island now know as Sicily. |
| Erebus | dark area of the underworld where the dead reside |
| Eurylochus | a member of Odysseus's loyal crew. |
| Lotus Eaters | people who feed Odysseus's men lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca |
| Phaeacia | Island kingdom ruled by King Alcinocin. The Phaeacians are ship builders and traders |
| Polyphemus | son of the sea god Poseidon and blinded by Odysseus. He is a cyclops |
