God Names
Brother of Zeus, god of the sea, holds a grudge against Odysseus
Poseidon
Odysseus and Telemachus
father and son
main antagonist who hates Odysseus
Poseidon
son of Odysseus, prince of Ithaca, wants to be like his father
Telemachus
a whirlpool with teeth, guards one side of a mountain pass
Scylla guards the other side
Charybdis
Goddess of wisdom and war strategy, daughter of Zeus, helps Odysseus
Athena (Minerva)
Penelope and Antinous
Suitor: Antinous wants to marry Penelope
Hero of the epic saga "The Odyssey"
King Odysseus of Ithaca
Prophet, lives in the underworld, gives Odysseus a prophecy to help him get home
Tiresias
Giant cannibals
Laestrygonians
Messenger god, son of Zeus, helps Odysseus occasionally
Hermes
Athena and Hermes
brother and sister (children of Zeus)
divine mentor to Odysseus and later his son, Telemachus
Athena (Minerva)
group of people who killed the first of Odysseus' men. They were ambushed by Odysseus' crew and retaliated when their guard was down
Cicones
the cyclops, first monster they encounter. son of Poseidon
Polyphemus
Nymph on an island near the Land of the Dead. Turns Odysseus' men into pigs.
Circe
Poseidon and Polyphemus (the cyclops)
father and son
helpful royal family who helps Odysseus finally get home
Phaeacians
who are these people?
Polities
Perimedes
Eurylochus
Odysseus' crew members
6-headed sea monster, requires 6 sacrifices to pass through. guards the other side of a mountain pass with Charybdis.
Scylla
Nymph cursed to remain on an island, forces Odysseus to be her lover for 7 years
Calypso
Princess Nausicaa and King Alcinous
daughter and father
obstacles in Odysseus' path (name 2)
answers vary
wife of Odysseus, queen of Ithaca. stalls the affection of 108 suitors waiting for her husbands return for 20 years.
Penelope
bird-like creatures that wait for sailors
sirens