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Humans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Odysseus | Greek hero from Ithaca- husband to Penelope, father to Telemachus; son of Laertes |
| Agamemnon | Greek king who fought in Trojan War-only in the beginning of the Odyssey |
| Menelaus | Greekl king who fought in Trojan War- husband of Helen |
| Penelope | wife of Odysseus |
| Telemachus | son of Odysseus |
| Laertes | father of Odysseus |
| Eurylochus | made odysseus and his men stop on the island of Helios and persuades them to eat the cattle of the sun god Helios which causes hhelios to get in a fight with zues but zues wont kill odyseus' crew |
| Polyphemus | Cyclops- son of God of the Sea- Poseidon |
| Antinous | Chief suitor of Penelope |
| Eumaeus | remains faithful to Odysseus during 20 year absence from Ithaca- swinherd |
| Eurycleia | nursemaid to Odysseus she recognizes him when he returns to Ithaca |
| Mentor | faithful friend to Odysseus- Athena disguises herself as him when she is among humans |
| Tiresias | poet who consults with Odysseus in Hades |