Mrs. C.'s list of The Odyssey characters
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| Homer | author of The Odyssey
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| Cronus | Titan ruler of the universe and father of Zeus
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| Zeus | kings of the gods
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| Hades | god of the Underworld
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| Poseidon | god of sea, horses, earthquakes, and storms of the sea
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| Apollo | god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine
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| Aeolus | king of the winds
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| Persephone | wife of Hades
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| Elpenor | dead sailor who asked to be buried
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| Odysseus | epic hero and king of Ithaca
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| Nohbdy | name Odysseus gave to the Cyclops instead of his real name
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| Penelope | Odysseus' wife
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| Telemachus | Odysseus' son
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| Laertes | Odysseus' father
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| Anticlea | Odysseus' mother
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| Autolycus | Anticlea's parent
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| Lord Helios | sun god, also called Lord of Noon
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| Agamemnon | king who led Greek army in Trojan War
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| Maron | son of Euanthes who tended Apollo's groves
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| Euanthes | father of Maron
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| Alcinous | king who asks Odysseus to tell of his adventures
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| Telemus | son of Eurymus and a grand wizard
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| Eurymus | father of Telemus
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| Tiresias | Prince of Thebes, Blind Prophet
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| Polyphemus | one-eyed giant cyclops
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| Scylla | sea monster of gray rock
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| Charybdis | whirlpool, maelstrom
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| Muse | inspiring spirit
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| Sirens | nymphs who lure sailors to their death with their songs
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| Laestrygonians | cannibals
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| Perimedes | sailor who caught the beasts for sacrifice in the Land of the Dead
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| Eurylochus | convinced the crew to eat Lord Helios' cattle, very mutinous
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| Calypso | sea goddess who loved Odysseus
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| Circe | enchantress of Aeaea who helped Odysseus
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| Athena | goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
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| Hermes | messenger of the gods
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| Lampetia | nymph who told Helios about the crew's betrayal
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| Eumaeus | swineherder
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| Antinous | leader among the suitors
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| Eurymachus | suitor
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| Amphinomus | suitor
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