the odyssey: about the characters
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The Odyssey: About the characters. English 9 Ms. Mulrooney. oDYSSEUS. King of Ithaca. penelope. Odysseus’ wife. telemachus. Son of Odysseus and Penelope. athena. Goddess of wisdom, war, and inspiration Odysseus’ protector. Antinous. Strongest of the suitors wishing to marry Penelope. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE ODYSSEY: ABOUT THE
CHARACTERSEnglish 9
Ms. Mulrooney
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ODYSSEUS King of Ithaca
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PENELOPE Odysseus’ wife
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TELEMACHUS Son of Odysseus and Penelope
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ATHENA Goddess of wisdom, war, and inspiration Odysseus’ protector
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ANTINOUS Strongest of the suitors wishing to marry
Penelope
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EURYMACHUS Another of Penelope’s suitors
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CALYPSO Nymph who loves Odysseus
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LEODES A suitor
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NAUSICAA Phaeacian princess who rescues
Odysseus
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ALCINOUS King of the Phaeacians Nausicaa’s father
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POLYPHEMUS The cyclops, son of Poseidon A one-eyed monster
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CIRCE A witch and a half-goddess
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EURYLOCHUS One of Odysseus’ crewman
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TIRESIAS Legendary blind seer whose ghost
appears to Odysseus
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EUMAEUS Servant loyal to Odysseus and
Telemachus
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EURYCLEIA Elderly house servant Once Odysseus and Telemachus’ nurse
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ARETE Alcinous’ wife
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APOLLO Greek mythology, god of poetry, music,
and prophecy
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CRONUS Titan and ruler of the universe until he
was overthrown by his son, Zeus
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HELIOS In early Greek mythology, the sun god
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POSEIDON Greek god of the sea Identified with the Roman god Neptune
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ZEUS Ruler of gods and goddesses on Mount
Olympus
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LAERTES Odysseus’ father
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SCYLLA Dangerous rock in the Straits of Messina Known as a female monster with six
heads who devours passing sailors
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SIRENS Sea nymphs who lured sailors to
destruction with their songs