| A | B |
| Parents of Odysseus | Anticlea and Laertes |
| Wife of Odysseus | Penelope |
| Son of Odysseus | Telemachus |
| Island of Phoenecians | Scheria |
| Island of sun cattle | Thrinacia |
| Island of Circe | Aeaea |
| Island of Calypso | Ogygia |
| Faithful swinherder | Eumeus |
| Faithful Cowherder | Philoetius |
| Unfaithful Goatherder | Melanthius |
| Unfaithful Servant | Melantho |
| Beggar punched by Odysseus | Irus (Antaeus) |
| Suitor threw cowhoof at Odysseus | Ctessipus |
| First Suitor killed | Antinous |
| Blind bard at Phoenician palace | Demodocus |
| Bard spared by Odysseus | Phemius |
| Herald spared by Odysseus | Medon |
| Plant that prevented Odysseus from turning into a pig | Moly |
| City of the Laestrygonians | Telepylos |
| King of Laestrygonians | Antiphates |
| King and Queen of Phaecians | Alcinous and Arete |
| Princess of Scheria | Nausicaa |
| Fell of Circe's roof | Alpenor |
| Wouldn't talk to Odysseus in underworld | Ajax Telemon |
| Achilles told Odysseus in underworld | Better to be a slave of the living than a king of the dead |
| Told Odysseus' men to open bag of winds | Eurylochus |
| Last death in book | Eupeithes |
| Gives Odysseus wine | Maron |
| Island of Sirens | Anthemoessa |
| Helped hide Odysseus in sea | Leucothea (Ino) |