| A | B |
| Zeus | supreme god and tells Calypso to release Odysseus |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom and Odysseus' helper |
| Hermes | god sent by Zeus to ask Calypso to release Odysseus |
| Odysseus | king of Ithaca, hero of this story |
| Penelopia | wife of Odysseus |
| Menelaos | king of Sparta |
| Helen | wife of Menelaos |
| Calypso | witch nymph who wanted Odysseus as her husband |
| Peisistratos | guide for Telemachos |
| Hermione | daughter of Menelaos and Helen |
| Megapenthes | son of Menelaos and Helen |
| Telemachos | son of Odysseus |
| Poseidon | god of Sea with a grudge against Odysseus |
| Ino | goddess who live in the deep sea and helps Odysseus to reach shore |
| Agamemnon | brother of Menelaos, Trojan War hero, killed by wife's lover |