Mortal Characters
The husband of Penelope, king of Ithaca, father to Telemachus.
Who is Odysseus
Where Odysseus met the spirits of the dead
What is the House of Death or the Underworld?
a goddess that helps Odysseus with his journey as well as Telemachus
Who is Athena?
Blank reproached Penelope of her hard heart
Who is Telemachus?
Heir to the throne
Who is Telemachus?
A goddess that helped Odysseus reach the House of Death
Who is Circe?
"the lord god of the sea"
Who is Poseidon?
Penelope was doing this before the old nurse came to tell her of Odysseus' return
What is sleeping?
The old nurse who recognizes Odysseus because of his scar and tells Penelope of her husband's return
Who is Eurycleia?
The group of people who helped Odysseus by giving him gifts and goods to help him return back home
Who are the Phaeacians?
"the nymph blank held him back, deep in her arching caverns, craving him for a husband-"
Who is Calypso?
Odysseus is compared to this
What is a lion with his kill?
"if she had dreamed that Achaea's sons were doomed
to fight and die to bring her home again?
Some god spurred her to do her shameless work."
Who is Helen of Argos?
The god gave Odysseus a hero's welcome, but a gift of the god's led Odysseus astray
Who is Aeolus?
"for the gallant men the monster ate without a qualm"
Who is the monster?
Who is Polyphemus?
Athena does this for Odysseus and Penelope
What is holding back the night
The only maid to see the bed of Odysseus and Penelope
Who is Actoris?
The island of Calypso
What is Ogygia?
"the young colts that race the Morning on."
Who are Blaze and Aurora?
Odysseus advises Penelope to stay inside because of this reason
What is vengeful friends/supporters of the suitors