| A | B |
|---|
| Achaeans | Greeks, specifically the ppl of Achaea in northeastern Greece |
| Aeaea | island home of CIrce, the enchantress |
| Agamemnon | commander of the Greeks during the Trojan War |
| Alcinous | King of Phaeacia |
| Antinous | an Ithacan noble, most arrogant of the suitors |
| Apollow | in Greek mythology, god of poetry music and prophecy |
| Argo | ship manned by Jason and his crew of Greek heroes on their quest for the Golden Fleece |
| Athena | Greek goddess of wisdom crafts and war aka Pallas Athena |
| Calypso | beatiful sea nymph who kept Odysseus on her idlsnad for 7 yrs |
| Charybdis | whirlpool personified as female monster |
| Cicones | ppl living on Thrace, attacked by Odysseus men on their way hom from Troy |
| Circe | beautiful witch goddess who transformed Odysseus men into beasts |
| Cronus | Titan and ruler of universe until he was overthrown by son Zeus |
| Cyclops | member of a race of one eyed giants. were said to hav lived as shepherds on idland of Sicily |
| Eumaeus | sinehers, old and loyal servant to odysseus |
| Eurycleia | Penelopes servant and Odysseus old nurse |
| Eurylochus | one of Odysseus crew |
| Eurymachus | one of penelopes suitors, Ithacan noble |
| Eurynome | Penelopes house keeper |
| Helios | sun gd |
| Ithaca | Odysseus home, island of western coast of greece |
| Laertes | odysseus father |
| Laestrygonians | race of man eating giants |
| odysseus | king of ithaca and hero of the odyssey |
| Penelope | odysseus wife |
| Phaeacia | island kingdom inhavited by seafarers and traders |
| Polyphemus | Cyclops, son of Poseidon |
| Poseidon | Greek gd of hte sea, identified w/ rmn gd Neptune |
| Scylla | dangerous rock |
| Sirens | sea nympyhs who lured sailors to destruction w/ their songs |
| Telemachus | son of Odysseus and Penelope |
| Zeus | ruler of gds and gdses |
