| Name of God |
Role in the Odyssey |
| Aeolus | Keeper of the Winds; gives Odysseus a gift of leather bag containing adverse winds that could drive his ship off course- the sailors openned the bag while Odysseus slept and the ship was driven off course. - Aeolus cursed Odysseus and banishes him |
| Athena | Goddess of Wisdom- daughter of Zeus- guards Odysseus thru his journey---one of the major Gods in the Odyssey |
| Calypso | sea nymph who holds Odysseus captive for 9 years---she wants to marry Odysseus and offers him immortality. |
| Circe | An enchantress- changes the sailors into pigs- falls in love with Odysseus and then helps him on his voyage with advice etc. |
| Poseidon | God of the Sea, brother of Zeus, hates Odysseus. Father of Polyphemous. |
| Helios | God of the Sun |
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