| A | B |
|---|
| Alcinous | the king to whom Odysseus tells his story |
| Odysseus | king of Ithaca |
| Calypso | sea goddess who loved Odysseus |
| Circe | sea nymph who helped Odysseus |
| Zeus | king of the gods |
| Apollo | god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine |
| Agamemnon | king and leader of the Greek forces |
| Poseidon | god of the sea, earthquakes, horse, and storms at sea |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare |
| Polyphemus | the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus |
| Laertes | Odysseus's father |
| Eurylochus | member of Odysseus's crew |
| Tiresias | blind prophet who advised Odysseus |
| Persephone | wife of Hades |
| Sirens | creatures who songs lure sailors to their deaths |
| Scylla | a sea monster |
| Charybdis | enormous and dangerous whirlpool |
| Penelope | Odysseus's wife |
| Telemachus | Odysseus's son |
| Hermes | messenger of the gods |
