Men in the Odyssey
This young man was just an infant when Odysseus' journey began.
Who is Telemachus?
The old friend of Odysseus in Ithaca who Athena disguises herself as
Who is Mentor or Mentes?
Where King Menelaus and Helen live
Sparta
a female monster that has 6 heads and huge teeth and snatches up 6 of Odysseus' men
who is scylla
Goddess who turns Odysseus' men to pigs
Who is Circe ?
he is the king of the gods
Who is Zeus
The Phaeacian king who hosts Odysseus very hospitably and helps him return to Ithaca.
Who is Alcinous
Home of Calypso
What is Ogygia
Beautiful goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years
who is Calypso?
Owner of the Cattle of the Sun
who is Helios?
A member of Odysseus's crew who got drunk, fell off Circe's roof and died
Who is Elpenor
Where King Nestor lives
What is Pylos?
The lifelong faithful old nurse who cares for Odysseus' who family
who is Eurycleia?
the god of the winds
who is Aeolus?
The most insolent suitor. He riles the other suitors to conceive violent schemes against Telemachus, ignores rules of basic decency, and mouths off every chance he gets.
Who is Antinous?
Home of Alcinous, Arete, and Nausicaa
What is Phaeacia?
man eating giants
What are Laestrygonians
Odysseus's mother, who died of grieving for her son.
Who is Anticleia?
The Blacksmith of the gods who is said to be very ugly.
Who is Hephaestus?