Chronology Gods and Goddesses Mere Mortals Epithets Location, Location
Of the following obstacles, that which Odysseus encountered first: Sirens Scylla Laestrygonians
Of the following, the one who first shows hospitality: Nestor Alcinous Circe
Nestor
Of the following, the person to whom Odysseus first reveals his identity: Philoetius Melanthius Eurycleia
Of the following, the one whom Odysseus encounters first: Circe Calypso Nausicaa
Circe
Of the following, the character who dies first: Eurymachus Elpenor Antinous
Elpenor
This goddess serves as Odysseus’ guide.
Athena
He’s the god of the sea, and he’s angry at Odysseus.
Poseidon
He not only serves as the messenger god, he also escorts the suitors to Hades.
Hermes
He allows Odysseus to return to Ithaca, but mandates that his journey be strenuous.
Zeus
This god is Zeus’ father.
Cronus
Fated to be the first of his cohorts to die, he serves as the suitors’ unofficial leader.
Antinous
A great beauty, she has the power to make her guests forget their pain.
Helen
He offers Odysseus a two-fold warning in the Underworld.
Agamemnon
The innocent virgin, she instructs Odysseus to reach out to her mother.
Nausicaa
By killing his mother and her lover, he avenged his father’s wretched death.
Orestes
“the clear-eyed goddess”
Athena
has “rose-red fingers”
Dawn
“Son of Peleus, greatest of Achaeans”
Achilles
“the loyal swineherd”
Eumaeus
“the pearl of women”
Helen
Odysseus’ home
Ithaca
where Odysseus spent seven years in captivity
Ogygia
the Phaeacians’ island home
Scheria
where Odysseus is forced to confront his past and consider his future
Hades
where Odysseus reveals his true identity to Telemachus
the swineherd’s house