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Odyssey characters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scylla | Female monster with six serpent heads,each one having triple row of fangs |
| Sirens | Sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious |
| Aeaea | Home of circle |
| Calypso | Beautiful nymph goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years. |
| Alcinous | king of phaeacia. |
| Charybdis | female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool |
| Cicones | people living on the southwestern coast of thrace. |
| Circe | enchantress and goddess. |
| Cyclops | one eyed race of brutish giants |
| Erebus | dark area of the underworld |
| eurylochus | a member of his loyal crew |
| Lotus Eaters | people who fee his men lotus plants ti make them forget ithaca |
| Phaeacia | island kingdom ruled by king Alcinous |
| Polyphemus | son of the sea god Poseidon |
| Teiresias | famous blind prophet |
| Thrinakia | island where the sun god Helios keeps his cattle |
| Antinous | one of Penelope's main suitors |
| Eumaues | swineherd,one of the his loyal servants |
| Eurycleia | Odysseus's old nurse |
| Eurynome | Penelope's house keeper |
| Philoeteus | cowherd |
| Penelope | His faithful wife |
| Telemachus | his son |
| Apollo | god of music,poetry,medicine,and Archery |
| Athena | favorite daughter of zues; God of wisdom as well as piece |
| cronus | titan(Giants God) Ruled the universe till Zeus overthrew him |
| Helios | Sun God |
| Hepjaestus | God of metal work |
| Hermes | Messenger |
| Posidean | God of sea |
| Zeus | Most powerful God |