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Principal Characters in the Odyssey (Humans (Eurycleia- Odysseus's…
Principal Characters in the Odyssey
Gods and Immortal
Charybdis- dangerous whirlpool personified as a female monster
Circe- enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea
Calypso- immortal sea nymph who holds Odysseus captive for many years
Cyclopes- Race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a Cyclops
Athena- daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare who helps her chosen heros
Helios- God of the Sun; another name for Apollo
Apollo- god of sunlight, music, poetry, medicine, law, and the ending of flocks and herds
Lotus- Inhabitants of a land visited by Odysseus and his crew
Polyphemus- a Cyclops and son of Poseidon
Poseidon- God of the Sea and Earthquakes
Scylla- Six-headed female sea monster
Sirens- sea nymphs who sing songs that lure to their death
Zeus- King of the Gods
Humans
Eurycleia- Odysseus's faithful old nurse
Eurylochus- One of Odysseus's crew
Eumaeus- Odysseus's loyal swineherd
Eurymachus- One of Penelope's suitors
Antinous- rudest of Penelope's suitors
Eurynome- Penelope's housekeeper
Amphinomus- one of Penelope's suitors
Laertes- Odysseus's father
Alcinous- King of the Phaeacians and Person to whom Odysseus relates his story
Maron- Priest of Apollo who gives Odysseus a gift of powerful wine
Agamemnon- King and leader of Greek forces during the Trojan War
Odysseus- King of Ithaca and hero of the Trojan War
Penelope- Odysseus's wife
Perimedes- One of Odysseus's crew
Telemachus- Odysseus's and Penelope's son
Tiresias- Blind prophet from the under world