the gods
Characters
Odysseus Meets Them
Places in the Odyssey
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100
The wife of Odysseus.
Who is Penelope?
100
The witch who turns Odysseus' men into pigs.
Who is Circe?
100
The Trojan War was fought here.
What is Troy?
100
The person who recognized Odysseus because of his scar.
Who is the nurse?
200
The god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
200
The son of Odysseus.
Who is Telemachus?
200
The nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years.
Who is Calypso?
200
The home of Odysseus.
What is Ithaca?
200
The one-eyed giant.
Who is the Cyclops?
300
The god of the underworld.
Who is Hades?
300
The leader of the suitors?
Who is Antinous?
300
The six headed sea monster.
Who is Scylla?
300
The place where Odysseus went to get his fortune told.
What is the land of the dead?
300
The god who sent a clap of thunder as an omen.
Who is Zeus?
400
The messenger of the gods.
Who is Hermes?
400
The servant of Odysseus.
Who is Eumaeus?
400
The sea monster who sucks in water to form a whirlpool.
Who is Charbydis?
400
The place where the people eat flowers that make them forget their past..
What is the Land of the Lotus Eaters?
500
The goddess of war.
Who is Athena?
500
The fortune teller of the underworld.
Who is Tiresias?
500
They sang beautiful songs to attract sailors so their ship would crash.
Who are the Sirens?
500
The place where Telemachus went to look for his father.
What is Sparta?
500
The name of the Phaeacian princess who helped Odysseus get back home.
Who is Nausicaa?