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Principle Characters in The Odyssey (Humans (Eurymachus (One of…
Principle Characters in The Odyssey
Gods and Immortals
Helios
God of the sun; another name for Apollo.
Lotus
Inhabitants of a land visited by Odysseus and his crew
Cyclops
Race of one - eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a Cyclops.
Polyphemus
A cyclops and son of Poseidon.
Circe
Enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea.
Poseidon
God of the sea and earthquakes.
Charybdis
Dangerous whirlpool personified as a female monster.
Scylla
Sic - headed female sea monster.
Calypso
Immortal sea nymph who holds Odysseus captive for many years.
Sirens
Sea nymphs who sing songs that lure men to their death.
Athena
Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare who helps her chosen heroes.
Zeus
King of the gods.
Apollo
God of sunlight, music, poetry, medicine, law, and the tending of flocks and herds.
Humans
Eurymachus
One of Penelope's suitors
Eurynome
Penelope's housekeeper
Eurylochus
One of Odysseus's crew
Laertes
Odysseus's father
Eurycleia
Odysseus's faithful old nurse
Maron
Priest of Apollo who gives Odysseus a gift of powerful wine.
Eumaeus
Odysseus's loyal swineherd
Odysseus
King of Ithaca and hero of the Trojan war
Antinous
Rudest of Penelope's suitors
Penelope
Odysseus's wife
Amphinomus
One of Penelope's suitors
Perimedes
One of Odysseus's crew
Alcinous
King of the Phaeacians and person to whom Odysseus relates his story
Telemachus
Odysseus and Penelope's son
Agamemnon
King and leader of Greek forces during the Trojan War.
Tiresias
Blind prophet from the underworl