Characters
This hero is the king of Ithaca
Odysseus
The one-eyed giant Odysseus blinds
Polyphemus
The war Odysseus fights in before his journey
The Trojan War
King of the gods
Zeus
Odysseus’ homeland
Ithaca
he remains loyal to Odysseus for 20 years
Penelope
The enchantress who turns men into pigs
Circe
Odysseus escapes the Cyclops by calling himself this
Nobody
God of the sea who opposes Odysseus
Poseidon
The island of the Cyclops
Sicily
Odysseus’ son who searches for him
Telemachus
The six-headed monster that eats sailors
Scylla
Zeus destroys Odysseus’ ship because his men do this
Eating Helios’ cattle
Messenger god who helps free Odysseus from Calypso
Hermes
Circe’s island.
Aeaea
The goddess who helps Odysseus return home
Athena
The deadly whirlpool opposite Scylla
Charybdis
Odysseus disguises himself as this upon returning home
A beggar
God of the sun whose cattle are eaten
Helios
The land of the dead Odysseus visits
The Underworld
The nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for years
Calypso
The creatures whose song lures sailors to death
The Sirens
The contest Penelope sets to choose a husband
Stringing Odysseus’ bow
Goddess of wisdom and strategy
Athena
The island where the Lotus-Eaters live
The Land of the Lotus-Eaters