| A | B |
|---|
| Odysseus | Man whose name means "one who gives and receives pain" |
| Telemachus | Searched for a year for Odysseus |
| Penelope | Has a "stone heart" after so many years |
| Anticlea | Says she died of a broken heart |
| Eurycleia | Recognizes Odysseus by the scar on his leg |
| Eumaeus | Faithful swinherd--calls Telemachus "son" |
| Antinous | Is the first suitor to be killed |
| Eurymachus | Claims Antinous is the guilty suitor |
| Poseidon | Odysseus must make a sacrifice to him |
| Athena | Disguises Odysseus as the Old Beggar |
| Philoteus | Loyal cowherd |
| Argos | Dies when he hears Odysseus's voice |
| Homer | Tells the story of Odysseus before Odysseus does |
| 12 Maids | Are hung in the courtyard by Telemachus after cleaning up the slaughter of the suitors |
| The Bed Trick | How Penelope proves Odysseus is actually himself |
| Contest of the bow | Penelope's proposal to the suitors in order to help her choose which one to marry |
| Athena and Zeus | Gods who help fight the suitors |
| Musician | What Odysseus is compared to when he strings the bow |
| Marriages, Freedom, and Land | What Odysseus offers his servants if they fight for him |
