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Odyssey terms-part 1

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Achaeans collective name for all Greek people, including the citizens of Ithica.
Achilles son of Peleus and Thetis, grandson of Aeacus, and commander of the Myrmidons, Achaean allies, at Troy.
Aeolus master of winds, father of Cretheus.
Alcinous king of the Phaeacians, husband of Arete, father of Nausicaa.
Anticleia daughter of Autolycus, wife of Laertes, mother of Odysseus.
Aphrodite goddess of love, daughter of Zeus and wife of Hephaestus.
Apollo son of Zeus and Leto, patron of arts, especially music and poetry, and god of archery—“lord of the silver bow”—whose arrows are a metaphor for the onset of a plague, and whose festival day in Ithica is the day on which Odysseus kills the suitors.
Ares son of Zeus and Hera, god of war, lover of Aphrodite.
Argives alternate name for Achaeans
Argos dog of Odysseus
Artemis daughter of Zeus and Leto, sister of Apollo, goddess of childbirth and hunting.
Athena or Pallas Athena, goddess, daughter of Zeus, defender of the Achaeans. A patron of human ingenuity and resourcefulness, whether exemplified by handicrafts, such as spinning and weaving, or by skill in human relations, such as that possessed by Odysseus, h
Athens the great city of Erechtheus and Athena, located in Attica, in east-central Greece.
Atlas Titan who upholds the pillars separating the earth and sky; father of Calypso.
Calypso goddess-nymph, daughter of Atlas, who makes her home on the island of Ogygia.
Charybdis monster in the form of a giant whirlpool, located across from Scylla.
Circe goddess and enchantress of Aeaea, who changes men to swine.
Clashing rocks legendary and lethal rocks or cliffs, near Scylla and Charybdis, which menace sailors
Cronus god, son of Uranus, father of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter.
Cyclops a cannibal clan of one-eyed giants; also a name for Polyphemus in particular.
Dawn goddess of the morning, wife of Tithonus.
Demeter goddess of the grain crops, sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone.
Dionysus son of Zeus and Semele, god of ecstatic release, especially associated with wine.
Eumaeus swineherd of Odysseus.
Eurycleia the old nurse of Odysseus and Telemachus, attendant of Penelope.
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