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Achaeans:
Greeks; specifically, the people of Achaea in northeastern
Greece.
Aeolus:
ruler of the winds.
Agamemnon:
commander of the Greeks during the Trojan War.
Alcinous:
King of Phaeacia.
Antinous:
Leader of Penelope's suitors.
Apollo:
In Greek mythology, god of poetry, music, and prophecy.
Argo:
Odysseus's old faithful hunting dog.
Athena:
Goddess of wisdom; Odysseus's patron.
Calypso:
sea nymph who held Odysseus prisoner on her island.
Charybdis:
whirlpool encountered by Odysseus.
Cicones:
people living on the southwestern coast of Thrace, who were
attacked by Odysseus' men on their way home from troy.
Circe:
enchantress who turned men into beasts.
Cronus:
in Greek Mythology, a Titan and ruler of the universe until
he was overthrown by his son, Zeus.
Cyclops:
member of a race of one eyed giants. The Cyclops were said
to have lived as shepherds on the island of Sicily.
Demodokos:
Blind minstrel.
Eumaeus:
Swineherd; a faithful servant of Odysseus.
Eurycleia:
Faithful old servant of Odysseus and his family.
Eurylochus:
one of Odysseus' crew.
Eurymachus:
one of Penelope's suitors, an Ithacan noble.
Eurynome:
Penelope's housekeeper.
Helios:
in early Greek mythology, the sun god.
Hermes:
herald and messenger to the gods.
Iros:
Beggar in Odysseus's hall.
Laertes:
Odysseus' father; lives in seclusion in the country.
Laestrygonians:
race of man-eating giants.
Odysseus:
King of Ithaca; the adventurer, "wise beyond all mortal
men".
Penelope:
Odysseus' faithful wife.
Polyphemos:
"Most powerful of all the cyclopians;" son of Poseidon.
Poseidon:
Earthshaker, god of the sea.
Scylla:
a sea monster situated opposite the whirlpool Charybdis.
Telemachus:
Odysseus' twenty year old son.
Tieresias:
Blind prophet whom Odysseus meets in the underworld.
Zeus:
ruler of all the gods and men, brother of Poseidon and Hades.
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