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
