| A | B |
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| Odysseus | King of Ithaka; Leading Greek hero in Trojan War; Star of Homer's Odyssey |
| Nostoi | Stories of return or homecoming |
| Athena | Patron goddess of Odysseus |
| Polytropos | Man of many turns; having many ways to do things; resourceful; much-traveling |
| Son of Antikleia and Laertes | Odysseus |
| Penelope | daughter of Icarius, brother of Tyndareus |
| Penelope and Odysseus | One son, Telemachos |
| Odyssey | extended, eventful trip; intellectual or spiritual journey |
| Ismarus | located in Thrace; first stop of Odysseus' journey |
| Priest of Apollo | presented Odysseus with 12 jars of very potent wine |
| Land of the Lotus-Eaters | w/Athena's help, Odysseus has to drag his men away from temptation |
| Land of the Cyclops | one-eyed giants |
| Polyphemus | son of Poseidon, Odysseus and a few men enter his cave |
| Revenge of Polyphemus | calls out father, Poseidon to curse Odysseus |
| Aeolia | land of Aeolus, god and keeper of winds |
| Aeolos | presents Odysseus w/bag of winds except West to blow Odysseus home |
| Lasetrygonians | giant cannibals who crushed all except one ship |
| Circe's land | Aeaea, home of goddess Circe, sorceress and daughter of Sun |
| Circe's land 2 | Odysseus becomes Circe's lover and stays with her for one year; son=Telegonus |
| Circe's land 3 | Odysseus is sent to visit Underworld to speak to prophet Teiresias |
| Visit to Underworld | called Nekuia in Greek; death motif; climax of Odysseus' adventures |
| Sirens | dangerous nymphs, half woman and half bird; lured sailors to their island |
| Charibdis | giant sucking whirlpool |
| Scylla | sea nymph turned monster by jealous Amphitrite |
| Scylla 2 | Circe instructs O to sail closer to Scylla and loses six men |
| Island of the Sun God | Thrinacia, Circe gives O orders not to touch the cows |
| Island of Calypso | Odysseus floated ashore at Island of Ogygia |
| Calypso | Oceanid, falls in love w/O; stays for 7 yrs |
| Calypso names | She who enfolds, embraces, conceals |
| Scheria | land of wealthy, sophisticated, kind Phaeacians. O discovered by princess Nausikaä |
| Palace @Scheria | O welcomed by King Alkinoos and Queen Arete |
| Arrival at Ithaka | Penelope considered too young to rule; 100 suitors |
| Argos | Odysseus' dog; recognizes Odysseus in disguise and dies |
| Contest of Bow | String bow and shoot through 12 axes; Odysseus is only one who can do it |
| Telegonus | shoots Odysseus with sting ray barb |
