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