| A | B |
|---|
| Aeolus | keeper of the winds |
| Alcinous | King of the Phaiacians |
| Antinous | leader of the suitors |
| Argos | Odysseus's old hunting dog |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom; Odysseus's patron |
| Calypso | island nymph on Ogygia-- kees Odysseus for 5 years |
| Charybdis | A whirlpool which draws vessels to their doom |
| Circe | Witch who turns Odysseus' men into pigs |
| Eumaeus | keeper of Odysseus' swine |
| Hades | Ruler of the underworld |
| Hermes | Messenger of the gods |
| Laertes | aged father of Odysseus |
| Nausicaa | Daughter of King Alkinoös/ rescuer of Odysseus |
| Odysseus | King of Ithaca, hero of Trojan War |
| Penelope | Odysseus's faithful wife |
| Persephone | Queen of the underworld |
Polyphemos,  | Son of Poseidon/giant Cyclops and ogre. |
| Poseidon, | God of the Sea |
| Scylla | Six-headed monster and man eater |
| Sirens | Fatal beguilers of men with their singing |
| Teiresias | Blind prophet in Hades |
| Telemachus | Son of Odysseus and Penelope |
| Zeus | King of the gods and ruler of the sky |
