People
Blind seer of Thebes, who retains his prophetic powers in the underworld.
Who is Tiresias?
The god of the sea, the earth-shaker.
Who is Poseidon?
Legendary people visited by Odysseus, they live on a plant whose fruit induces stupor and forgetfulness of home.
Who are the Lotus-Eaters?
The kingdom of the dead.
What is the Underworld?
With her rose-red fingers.
Who is Dawn?
Companion of Odysseus who fell off Circe's roof.
Who is Elpenor?
Goddess of love, daughter of Zeus and wife of Hephaestus.
Who is Aphrodite?
Cyclops, son of Poseidon, blinded by Odysseus.
Who is Polyphemus?
Home of Odysseus and his kingdom.
What is Ithaca?
Legendary clan of giant cannibals.
What are the Laestrygonians?
Blind singer of the Phaeacians.
Who is Demodocos?
The Sun god.
Who is Helios?
Man-eating monster that lives in a cliffside cavern opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis.
What is Scylla?
People of Alcinous and Arete, inhabitants of Phaeacia, a kingdom whose alternative name is Scheria.
Who are the Phaeacians?
Trojan allies, living in Thrace, to the north of Troy.
Who are the Cicones?
Kin of Odysseus, and his second in command.
Who is Eurylochus?
Goddess and enchantress of Aeaea, who changes men to swine.
Who is Circe?
Monster in the form of a giant whirlpool, located across from Scylla.
What is Charybdis?
Island in the center of the sea and home of Calypso.
What is Ogygia?
People of the Troad and their allies arrayed against the Achaeans in the Trojan War.
Who are the Trojans?
King of the Phaeacians, husband of Arete, father of Nausicaa.
Who is Alcinous?
Master of the winds.
Who is Aeolus?
Enchantress of the sea, whose song can tempt a sailor to his ruin.
What are Sirens?
Mythical island of Helios, the sungod, where he pastured his sacred cattle.
What is Thrinacia?
Wife of Laertes, mother of Odysseus.
Who is Anticleia?