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Odyssey Characters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Odysseus | king of Ithaca |
| Calypso | sea goddess who loves Odysseus |
| Circe | enchantress who helps Odysseus |
| Zeus | king of gods |
| Apollo | god of music; poetry, prophecy, and medicine |
| Agamemnon | king and leader of Greek forces |
| Poseidon | god of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare |
| Tiresias | blind prophet who advises Odysseus |
| Persephone | wife of Hades |
| Telemachus | Odysseus and Penelope's son |
| Sirens | creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths |
| Scylla | sea monster of grey rock |
| Charybdis | enormous and dangerous whirlpool |
| Hermes | herald and messenger of the gods |
| Penelope | Odysseus's wife |
| Polyphemus | the cyclops who imprisons Odysseus |
| plundered | took something by force |
| fugitives | group of persons who have run away from danger |
| avenge | to get revenge |
| dispatched | finished something quickly |
| ventured | tried something dangerous |
| tactics | military procedures |