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Principal Characters in The Odyssey (Gods and Immortals (Nymphs and…
Principal Characters in The Odyssey
Gods and Immortals
Zeus- King of the gods
Athena- daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare who helps her chosen heroes
Poseidon- god of the sea and earthquakes
Polyphemus- a Cyclops and son of Poseidon
Cyclopes- race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a Cyclops
Apollo- god of sunlight, music, poetry, medicine, law, and the tending of flocks and herds
Helios- god of the sun; another name for Apollo
Nymphs and Monsters
Calypso- immortal sea nymph who holds Odysseus captive for many years
Sirens- sea nymphs who sing songs that lure men to their death
Charybdis- dangerous whirlpool personified as a female monster
Scylla- six-headed female sea monster
Lotus- inhabitants of a land visited by Odysseus and his crew
Circe- enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea
Humans
Odysseus Family
Laertes- Odysseus's Father
Penelope- Odysseus's wife
Eurynome- Penelope's housekeeper
Penelope's Suitors
Antinous- Rudest of Penelope's suitors
Eurymachus- one of Penelope's suitors
Amphinomus- One of Penelope's suitors
Telemachus- Odysseus and Penelope's son
Crew/Swineherd/Workers of Odysseus
Perimedes- One of Odysseus's crew
Eurylochus- one of Odysseus's crew
Eumaeus- Odysseus's loyal swineherd
Eurycleia- Odysseus's faithful old nurse
Maron- priest of Apollo who gives Odysseus a gift of powerful wine
Kings/Leaders
Alcinous- King of Phaeacians and person to whom Odysseus relates his story
Agamemnon- Leader and king of the Greek forces during the Trojan War
Odysseus- king of Ithaca and hero of the Trojan war
Tiresias- blind prophet from the underworld