Monsters and Men
These monsters lure men to their deaths with beautiful songs
The Sirens
This king of the gods killed the remainder of Odysseus' crew
Zeus
Odysseus' faithful wife, she never took a husband while he was away
Penelope
This group of people wanted Penelope to be their wife
The Suitors
The Odyssey begins directly after this deadly war
The Trojan War
The six-headed monster that devoured six of Odysseus' men
Scylla
This witch turns men into pigs
Circe
The heated son of Odysseus who hated the suitors
Telemachus
The ring leader of the suitors, he was the most arrogant and defiant
Antinous
Odysseus killed the first suitor by doing this
Shooting an arrow through his throat
Scylla's sister, this monster sucks in water like a whirlpool
Charybdis
She is the patron goddess of Odysseus
Athena
Laertes
Unraveled / Took apart
Odysseus contacted this blind prophet in the Underworld
Tiresias
The name of this dreaded Cyclopes, whose eye was poked out by Odysseus
Polyphemus
This god gave Odysseus a cure to keep witch magic at bay
Hermes
This woman reunited with Odysseus in the Underworld
Anticlea
This man blames Antinous for the suitors' actions after Odysseus reveals himself
Eurymachus
Circe told Odysseus that all his men would die if he went the way of Charybdis, however, only this amount would die if he chose Scylla
Six
These giant cannibals killed many of Odysseus' crew
The Laestrygonians
Odysseus stayed on this island for years, as he was tempted by a witch
Aeaea
The only one who recognized Odysseus when he was disguised as a beggar, this faithful companion waited for his friend's return
Argus / Argos
This challenge set by Penelope had two parts, whoever could beat it was to be her new husband
String Odysseus' bow, then shoot an arrow through 12 axe heads
These two men became honorary sons of Odysseus after helping him slaughter the suitors
Philoetius and Eumaeus