Principle Characters in the Odyssey

Humans

Penelope

Gods and Immortals

Odysseus

In relation to Odysseus

Permides

Laertes

Penelope's Suitors

Eurymachus

Eurycleia

Antinous - Rudest of Penelope's suitors

Amphinomus - One of Penelope's suitors

Alcinous - King of Phaecians and person whom Odysseus relates his story

Eumaeus - Odysseus's loyal swineherd

Eurylochus

In relation to Penelope

Eurynome

Telemachus

Other

Tiresias

Agamemnon - King and leader of Greek forces during the Trojan war.

Gods

Zeus

Immortal

Scylla

Polyphemus

Helios

Circe

Calypso

Apollo

Athena

Charybdis

Cyclopse

Lotus

Posiedon

Sirens