| A | B |
|---|
| King of Ithaca | Odysseus |
| Son of Odysseus | Telemachus (tuh LEHM uh kuhs) |
| Wife of Odysseus | Penelope |
| goddess of wisdom, war and peace; favorite daughter of Zeus | Athena |
| God of the sea | Poseidon |
| King of gods and men | Zeus |
| One of Penelope's main suitors; he is arrogant and mean | Antinous (an TIHN oh uhs) |
| A manipulative, deceitful suitor | Eurymachus (yoo RIHM uh kuhs) |
| Loyal shepherd; often cares for Telemachus | Eumaeus (yoo MEE uhs) |
| Aged and loyal female servant; she took care of Odysseus throughout his life | Eurycleia (yoo ruh KLEE uh) |
| Beautiful nymph goddess who offers Odysseus immortality | Calypso (ka LIHP soh) |
| Messenger god | Hermes (HUR meez) |
| One of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon | Polyphemus (pahl uh FEE muhs) |
| Enchantress and goddess who transforms men into animals | Circe (SUR see) |
| Famous blind prophet from the city of Thebes. Odyssey goes to the underworld to get information from him. | Tiresias (ty REE see uhs) |
| King of Sparta; husband of Helen | Menelaus |
| Mother of Odysseus | Anticlea |
| King of Aeolia; god of the winds | Aeolus |
| King of Phaeacia; Odysseus tells this king about his journey. | Alcinous (al SIHN oh ush) |
| Female monster with six serpent heads; each head has a triple row of fangs | Scylla (SIHL uh) |
| Female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool | Charbrydis (kuh RIHB dihs) |
| Sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious music lures sailors to their death. | Sirens |
| god of the sun | Helios (HEE lee ahs) |
| Island where the son god keeps his cattle | Thrinakia (thrih NAY kee uh) |
| Island kingdom ruled by King Alcinous. The Phaeacians are shipbuilders and traders | Phaeacia (fee AY shuh) |
| Home of Circe, the enchantress and goddess | Aeaea OR Aiaia |
| A suitor who brings gifts for Penelope; seems to be a kind man. | Amphinomous |
| Maidservant who has an affair with Eurymachus. She tells him Penelope's secret. | Melantho |
| Wife of Menelaus, queen of Sparta. The Trojan War began after Paris of Troy abducted her. | Helen |
| Commander of the Greek forces at Troy. He is murdered when he returns home after the war. | Agamemnon |
| The youngest of Odysseus' warriors. He dies after getting drunk and falling off the roof of Circe's palace. | Elpenor |
| Odysseus loses 72 men in the fight at Ismaros with this group. | Cicones |
| Giant cannibals who live at Telepylus. | Laestrygonians |
| "Massive as a Mountaintop" | Queen of Telepylus |
| This god gave Odysseus a present that would take him back to Ithaca. | god of the winds |
| The goddess Athena appeared to these characters. | Odysseus, Telemachus, and Penelope |
| Penelope tells the suitors to complete these tasks. | String Odysseus' bow; shoot arrow through 12 axe heads |
