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Odyssey Characters
World Lit
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |