Gods
God of the sky; ambivalent about Odysseus
Who is Zeus
Patron of Odysseus; Goddess of wisdom and war strategy
Who is Athena
Cyclops; one-eyed son of Poseidon
Who is Polyphemous
Son of Odysseus
Who is Telemachus
God of the Underworld; traps Persephone with pomegranate seeds
Who is Hades
Messenger god; helps Oddyseus on many occasions
Who is Hermes
goddess of the hearth
Who is Hestia
Six-headed monster that lives in the Straits of Messina
Who is Scylla
Leader of the Greek armies during the Trojan War; brother to king Menelaus
Who is Agamemnon
God of war; does not appear in Odyssey
Who is Ares
God of the sea; hates Odysseus ALWAYS!
Who is Poseidon?
Goddess of the harvest; mother to Persephone
Who is Demeter
Half-women, half-sea creatures with beautiful voices that lure men to their demise.
Who are the Sirens
Wife of Odysseus
Who is Penelope
King of the Phaecians; honors Odysseus with a feast
Who is Alcinious
God of music, medicine, and archery; handsomest of gods and twin of Artemis
Who is Apollo
Enchanting goddess and nymph; daughter of Atlas; hold Odysseus captive for 7 years
Who is Calypso
Whirlpool of toothy death
What is Charybdis
Blind and dead seer who offers prophecy to Odysseus
Who is Tiresias
Goddess of Spring; captured by Hades as his wife
Who is Persephone
God of the winds; helps Odysseus get home to Ithaca
Who is Aeolus?
Goddess of magic; Always speaks the truth but is cursed with no one ever believing her; Turns Odysseus's men into pigs
Who is Circe
God with magical cows; god who drives the sun chariot
Who is Helios
Ate psychotropic flowers to a state of euphoria
Who are the Lotus Eaters
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Spell the name of the monster that is a giant whirlpool with teeth.
What is Charybdis