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