Aeolus- God of the Winds
Agamemnon- Greek King who is murdered by wife's new suitor upon his return from Troy and speaks to Odysseus in Hades
Alcinous- Chief of the Sea Kings
Anticleia- Mother of Odysseus
Antinous- Chief suitor to Penelope
Argos- Dog of Odysseus
Arete- Wife of Alcinous and Queen of the Sea Kings
Athene- Goddess of Wisdom and confidante of Odysseus
Calypso- Sea nymph on the island of Ogygia who wants to keep Odysseus as her husband
Charybdis- Sea monster that resembles a whirlpool and gulps down anything
Circe- Enchantress who drugs food and turns men into swine
Eumaeus- Chief swineherd of Odysseus
Eurycleia- Faithful nurse of Odysseus
Eurylochus- Crew member of Odysseus' ships
Eurymachus- Suitor to Penelope
Halisthernes- Interpreter of signs
Helen- Wife of Menelaus and Queen of Sparta who's kidnapping started the Trojan War
Helios- God of the Sun
Hermes- Messenger God
Ino- Nymph that helps Odysseus from drowning after his raft breaks
Irus- Beggar who fights Odysseus
Laertes- Father of Odysseus
Melanthius- Goatherd who betrays Odysseus
Menelaus- King of Sparta, husband of Helen, brother of Agamemnon
Mentor- Faithful friend of Odysseus who watches over Telemachus and Athene often disguises herself as Mentor
Nausicaa- Daughter of Alcinous and Princess of the Sea Kings
Nestor- King of Pylos
Odysseus- Greek war hero who has problems reaching his home of Ithaca
Paris- Trojan warrior who kidnaps Helen to begin the Trojan War
Pisistratus- Son of Nestor and friend of Telemachus
Penelope- Wife of Odysseus
Philoetius- Chief cowherd of Odysseus
Polyphemus- Cyclops and son of Poseidon
Poseidon- God of the Sea
Priam- King of Troy
Scylla- Six-headed sea monster who eats people who sail near its cave
Sirens- Sweet-voiced temptresses who try to lure sailors to their shores
Telemachus- Son of Odysseus
Theoclymenus- Friend of Telemachus
Zeus- King of the Gods
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