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Poseidon-god of the sea and father of the cyclops Polyphemus
Athena-goddess of war and who helps Odysseus throughout his quest. Often appears as Mentor.
Helios-sun god, who own the golden cattle of Helios.
Zeus-most powerful god
Hermes-messenger god
Hades-god of the underworld
Persephone-Wife of Hades
Apollo-god of poetry, music, prophecy, medicine, and Archery
Aphrodite-goddess of love
Lesser Gods
Calypso-kept Odysseus on her island.
Circe-turned Odysseus's men into pig.
Monsters
Charybdis-female monster who creates whirlpools
Scylla-female monster with six serpent heads; ate six of Odysseus's men
Mortal charactersOdysseus- main characterTelemachus-son of Odysseus
Penelope-Odysseus's wife
Polyphemus-cyclops blinded by Odysseus, son of Poseidon
Alcinous-king of Phaeacia
Nausicaa-princess of Phaecia
Menelaus
Laërtes-father of Odysseus
Suitors:
Antinous-The loudest most obnoxious suitor
Agelaus
Amphinomus
Ctessipus
Demoptolemus
Elatus
Euryades
Eurymachus-Whom begs for the suitor's lives
Peisandros
Servants:
Eumaeus-The swineherd who support Odysseus
Euryclea-Odysseus's old nurse
Melanthius-The goatherd who supports the suitors
Ghosts:
Teiresias-blind Theban prophet who helped Odysseus
Agamemnon-Greek King, killed by treachery
Odysseus' mother
Achilles
Ajax the Greater
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Some of the main characters in The Odyssey include Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, Athena, Poseidon, Circe, and the Cyclops Polyphemus.
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What are the main characters of the odyssey?
Odysseus was the main character of the Odyssey.
How old are the sirens in the Odyssey?
You look in vain for the age of the mythological characters.
Which characters from Odyssey does Millay incorporate in her poem?
In her poem "Ode to Sappho," Edna St. Vincent Millay references characters like Circe and Penelope from Homer's Odyssey. These characters help shape the themes and imagery within the poem, emphasizing the strength and complexity of female characters in ancient Greek literature.
Why do contemporary readers still relate to the characters and the events in the Odyssey?
It's a classic.
Fictional characters that starts with U?
Ulysses from The Odyssey Ursula from The Little Mermaid
Studying the behavior of characters in the Odyssey helped ancient Greeks learn?
How they should act
What way in the odyssey an epic?
It has characters that change from cowards to hero's over the course of the story
How is The Odyssey related to Iliad?
The Odyssey, is the sequel to the Iliad following Odysseus's adventures home.The Odyssey is the sequel to The Iliad. The Odyssey is the story of Odysseyus' journey home from Troy to Ithica. The sequel shares some of the same characters like Odysseyus for example. He is also the one who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse that ultimately one the war against Troy for the Greeks.
3 main characters of The Odyssey?
There were Cyclops, Odysseus, Odysseus's men, Poseidon and there are so many characters.
In The Odyssey by Homer how are the human characters of Odysseus and Telemachus related?
Telemachus is the son of Odysseus. The first four books of the Odyssey describe Telemachus' travels in search of news of his missing father; they are sometimes called the Telemachy.
The modern day use of the word mentor shows that?
some widely used English words and expressions are based on characters in The Odyssey.
Is Oedipus Rex an epic?
No, Oedipus is a tragedy. An epic is a long narrative poem with several characters and subplots. The Iliad and the Odyssey are epics.
