1. { 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

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

3.  King of Ithaca Odysseus

4.  Sea goddess who loved Odysseus Calyspso

5.  Enchantress who helped Odysseus Circe

6.  King of the gods Zeus

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

8.  King and leader of the Greek forces Agamemnon

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

10.  Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare Athena

11.  The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus Polyphemus

12.  A member of Odysseus’ crew Eurylochus

13.  Blind prophet who advised Odysseus Tiresias

14.  Wife of hades Persephone

15.  Odysseus and Penelope’s son Telemachus

16.  Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths Sirens

17.  Sea monster of gray rock Scylla

18.  Enormous and dangerous whirlpool Charybdis

19.  Nymph Lampetia

20.  Herald and messenger of the gods Hermes

21.  Old swineherd and friend of Odysseus Eumaeus

22.  Leader among the suitors Antinous

23.  Housekeeper for Penelope Eurynome

24.  Odysseus’ wife Penelope

25.  Suitor Eurymachus

26. Amphinomus