Odyssey Part 1 Characters
King of Ithaca
Who is Odysseus?
Odysseus and Penelope's son
Who is Telemachus?
goddess of Wisdom, skills, and warfare
"The stool he let fly hit the man’s right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade— like solid rock, for all the effect one saw." is an example of this figurative langauge.
What is simile?
Nymph
Member of Odysseus's Crew
Who is Permedes?
Odysseus's Wife
Who is Penelope?
Enchantress who helps Odysseus
Who is Circe?
Anthena helps Odysseus by doing this.
What is disguising him?
Sea monster of gray rock
What is Scylla?
King of Phaeacians
Who is Alcinous?
Throws a stool at Odysseus
Who is Antinous?
god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine
Who is Apollo?
Who is Penelope?
Enormous and dangerous whirlpool
What is Charybdis?
Odysseus's Father
Who is Laertes?
Suitor that Telemachus killed
Who is Amphinomus?
Sea goddess who loves Odysseus
Who is Calypso?
This old swineherd helps Odysseus against the suitors
Who is Eumaeus?
The Cyclops who imprisons Odysseus
Who is Polyphemus?
Blind prophet who advises Odysseus
Who is Tiresias?
Suitor who tried to rally men to fight Odysseus
Who is Eurymachus?
Nine goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences
Who are the Muses?
This attitude helps Odysseus triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge
What is archery?
Creatures who songs lead sailors to their deaths
What are Sirens?