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