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Odyssey Characters
World Lit
Name | Description |
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Odysseus | king of Ithaca |
Penelope | wife of Odysseus |
Telemachus | son of Odysseus |
Eumacus | shepherd who helps Odysseus reclaim his throne |
Aelous | God of wind who bottles up the north, east, and south winds |
Tiresias | man in Hades who holds the secret to Odysseus's journey home |
Phaeacians | people who take Odysseus home |
Eurymachus | suitor who desires many women, including Penelope |
Calypso | goddess on all-woman island who tries to hold Odysseus hostage |
Anticlea | mother of Odysseus |
Cyclops Polyphemus | one-eyed giant and son of Poseidon |
Circe | witch who turns Odysseus's men into animals |
Melantho | servant in Odysseus's palace who has an affair with Eurymachus |
Eurcleia | aged and loyal servant who raised both Odysseus and Telemachus and helps keep the identity of Odysseus a secret |