Gods/Goddesses
The messenger god
Hermes
The Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
Polyphemus
Slaughter in the Hall
Book 22
Odysseus's homeland and kingdom. This is where his wife Penelope and son Telemachus wait for his return
Ithaca
At the end of the epic, Odysseus used this weapon to defeat the suitors in his palace.
Odysseus' Bow
The goddess of wisdom; master of war
Athena
The sea god who seeks revenge on Odysseus.
Poseidon
The Great Rooted Bed
Book 23
A place where people eat lotus flowers that make them forget about home.
The Land of the Lotus-Eaters
Penelope finally recognized Odysseus when he correctly described this special object that he had built himself.
Their wedding bed
god of lightning and thunder; also king of all gods
Zeus
Scylla
The cattle of the sun god
Book 12
Home of the Cyclops Polyphemus, where Odysseus and his men become trapped.
The Cyclops' Cave
These giants destroyed most of Odysseus's ships.
Laestrygonians
This nymph goddess keeps Odysseus on her island for many years.
Calypso
Creatures whose songs lure sailors to destruction.
Sirens
The Land of the Dead
Book 11
Odysseus travels here to speak with the prophet Tiresias.
The underworld
Odysseus told the Cyclops that his name was this to trick him.
Nohbdy
god of the underworld
Hades
The most arrogant and hostile of the suitors.
Antinous
The Witch Goddess Circe
Book 10
The island of Aeolus, who gives Odysseus a bag of winds.
Aeolia
The epic ends with Odysseus regaining control of this kingdom.
Ithaca