| A | B |
|---|
| Aeolus | God of the Winds |
| Apollo | Archer God; Suitors pray to him for help during test of Great Bow |
| Athena | Odysseus' divine support during Odyssey |
| Calypso | Bitterly resents Zeus' mandate that she release Odysseus and allow him to get home |
| Charybdis | Whirlpool |
| Circe | Odysseus defeats this person with help from moly |
| Hephaestus | Vulcan |
| Hermes | Messenger god; "Speedy Comer"; brings Calypso order to release Odysseus and shepherds suitors' spirits to Hades |
| Hyperion | The Sun God; angered at loss of cattle |
| Ino | Gives Odysseus a magic scarf to keep him from drowning |
| The Old Man of the Sea (Proteus) | Caught by Menelaus; tells of Odysseus' fate with Calypso |
| Polyphemus | Son of Poseidon |
| Poseidon | God angered by Odysseus; turns Phaeacian boat into rock |
| Scylla | many-headed monster |
| The Sirens | sweet-singing creatures who lure sailors to their deaths |
| Zeus | Sends a thunderbolt as a sign of approval to Odysseus |
