{ Characters in the Odyssey You will need to know who all these guys and gals are so that you can match them with a brief character description.

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{ Characters in the Odyssey You will need to know who all these guys and gals are so that you can match them with a brief character description

 King of the Phaeacians to whom Odysseus tells his story Alcinous

 King of Ithaca Odysseus

 Sea goddess who loved Odysseus Calyspso

 Enchantress who helped Odysseus Circe

 King of the gods Zeus

 God of music, poetry, prophesy, and medicine Apollo

 King and leader of the Greek forces Agamemnon

 God of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea Poseidon

 Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare Athena

 The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus Polyphemus

 A member of Odysseus’ crew Eurylochus

 Blind prophet who advised Odysseus Tiresias

 Wife of hades Persephone

 Odysseus and Penelope’s son Telemachus

 Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths Sirens

 Sea monster of gray rock Scylla

 Enormous and dangerous whirlpool Charybdis

 Nymph Lampetia

 Herald and messenger of the gods Hermes

 Old swineherd and friend of Odysseus Eumaeus

 Leader among the suitors Antinous

 Housekeeper for Penelope Eurynome

 Odysseus’ wife Penelope

 Suitor Eurymachus

Amphinomus

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