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☆☆☆☆☆Laertes the former king of Itaca
Laertes was the father of Odysseus
Poseidon, who bears a grudge against Odysseus for blinding his son Polyphemus, would be considered the main antagonist of the Odyssey.
After Odysseus manages to return home to Ithaca, Antinous, leader of the suitors, is considered the major antagonist.
Poseidon
Anticlea died of her grieving, waiting on Odysseus' return. She missed her son so much that she died of grief and yearning.
as fast as possibile
he saw blood running down the wall and the shroud of death covering their bodies
Penelope
athene had made him bold.
Pylos.
a tear.
they put them in a cave
Telemachus requested that they not stop by the palace but go directly to the ship.
They harrsed
the blindness of their own hearts
(A+) He told Odyseus his background
