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Odyssey Diagram - Kinsey Lovich (Locations - 14 places, 5,192 miles…
Odyssey Diagram - Kinsey Lovich
Characters
Other Royals
Phoenicians
Nausicaa
(Daughter) Nausicaa finds Odysseus washed up on the shore and brings him to her palace She convinces her parents to listen to his tale.
Alcinous
(King) After his daughter brings Odysseus before him, Alcinous is very impressed with him and offers his daughter's hand in marriage. After he finds out Odysseus' story, he helps him return to his homeland.
Arete
(Queen)
Nestor
(King of Pylos)
Sparta
Helen
(Queen)
Menelaus
(King)
Mycenae
Clytemnestra
(Queen)
Agamemnon
(King), Brother of Menelau
Tiresias
- a blind prophet who inhabits the underworld. He tells odysseus to beware of the island where Helios keeps his cattle. He warns them that killing the cattle will lead to the destruction of all of odysseus' men.
The Suitors
Antinous
- The most arrogant of Penelope's suitors. Antinous leads the campaign to have Telemachus killed. Unlike the other suitors, he is never portrayed sympathetically, and he is the first to die when Odysseus returns.
Eurymachus
- A manipulative, deceitful suitor. He is one of the two leading suitors of Penelope, the other being Antonius.
Amphinomus
- Amphinomus. In Greek mythology, Amphinomus was the son of King Nisos and one of the suitors of Penelope that was killed by Odysseus. Amphinomus was considered the best-behaved of the suitors.
Servents
Eumaeus
Kidnapped as a young boy, Eumaues was raised in Odysseus' household and is a loyal servant and friend.
Eurycleia
Both Odysseus' and Telemachus' wet nurse, Eurycleia recognizes the master of the household by the scar on his leg.
Melanthius
The brother of Melantho, Melanthius was a disloyal goatherd that abused Odysseus when he was disguised as a beggar.
Melantho
She has a sharp tongue and is Penelope's favorite maidservant.
FAMILY
Penelope
- Wife
Penelope is the daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the hero Odysseus. They had one son, Telemachus. She waits many years for her husband and fends off many suitors.
Odysseus
Odysseus is King of Ithaca. The son of Laertes and Anticlea, Odysseus was well known among the Greeks as a most eloquent speaker, an ingenious and cunning trickster.
Telemachus
- Son
When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his return, he found that Odysseus had reached home before him. Then father and son slew the suitors who had gathered around Penelope.
Laertes
- Father
Themes
Cunning vs. Strength
Temptation
Divine Justice
Homecoming
Separation
Disguise
Locations
- 14 places, 5,192 miles
Island of the Lotus Eaters
- The Lotus Eaters have a drink that had nectar that made one lose all desire of home. Some of Odysseus' men drank this nectar.
Island of the Cyclops
- Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon, eats some of Odysseus' men. Odysseus blinds and outwits him, angering Poseidon.
Ismarus
- Home of the Cicones. Odysseus landed for food and water. He raided the town, taking all the food, water, and gold. The gods were watching and became angry. Odysseus lost 72 mean because of this.
Aiolia
- Island ruled by Aeolus, the Wind God. Aeolus treated Odysseus hospitably and gave him a bag of winds of the west winds. He said not to open until they get back to Ithaca. Odysseus’ men were curious of what was in the bag and they thought it was gold that Odysseus was keeping to himself. Odysseus' men opened it before they reached Ithaca and blew them off course.
Ithaca
- Odysseus's homeland. When Odysseus arrives home, he sees the many suitors squatting in his city trying to marry his wife. Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus kills all the suitors.
Aeaea
- Circe's Island. On this island Circe plays a trick on Odysseus' men by turning them into pigs and keeping them there for a year.
Thrinakia
- The Island of the Helios, where he holds his cattle. Starving, Odysseus' men sacrifice the cattle to the gods. In doing so they make Helios very mad. When Odysseus returns from praying, and finds what he had done he is furious with his men, but they set off on their journey again. They get caught in a storm and all of the men die, except Odysseus.
Land of the Dead
- Odysseus and his men are looking for Tiresias Tiresias who will tell them how to get back home to Ithaca.
Ogygia
- Calypso's Island. Odysseus stays with Calypso for seven years. Athena eventually steps in and asks Zeus if he could let Odysseus go. Zeus has Hermes go to Calypso and tells her that she must allow him to leave and return home to Ithaca. She tells Odysseus that he can go and he then sets sail for Ithaca.
Scheria
- Land of the Phaeacians. Princess of Scheria, Princess Nausicaa finds Odysseus and brings him to her father, Alcinous. Alcinous is so impressed by Odysseus that he asks him to take his daughters hand in marriage. The next night, Demodocus tells the story of the Trojan horse. This upset Odysseus and causes Alcinous to ask him who he is, where he is from, and where he is going. Odysseus tells Alcinous his whole story and Alcinous gives him a ship that will take him home the next day. So the next day he finally heads home to Ithaca.
Troy
- Odysseus' Journey begins here. Troy is the city that was besieged for 10 years and eventually conquered by a Greek army led by King Agamemnon.
Telepylos
- Land of the cannibalists: the Laestrygonians. Laestrygonians smashed 11 of the ships and began to eat some of the men. Odysseus orders the rest of the men to his ship, and they row away from Telepylos as fast as possible.
The Island of the Sirens
Odysseus put beeswax into the ears of his men, but he tied himself to the mast to listen to the sirens. Sirens lurk men to their deaths.
The Two Cliffs
- The Scylla lived on one cliff and the Charybdis lived on the other side. One was a six headed monster and one was a whirlpool monster. Odysseus sacrificed six men.
Gods
Athena
- Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, and was also the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus had Athena’s favor and aid in many of his exploits.
Poseidon
- Greek god of the sea and the brother of Zeus. Beckoned by the curse of Polyphemus, his cyclops son, he attempts to make Odysseus' journey home much harder than it actually needs to be. He appears to be very spiteful in The Odyssey and actively causes problems for Odysseus on sight.
Zeus
- Zeus does very little in the Odyssey aside from pass judgments and send omens. The King of the gods and God of Thunder, lightning, and sky.
Hermes
- Hermes is Patron of Travellers, Messenger of the gods and the king of thieves and one of the 12 Olympian gods, Hermes appears to help Odysseus sometimes.
Helios
- is the god and personification of the Sun, often depicted in art with a radiant crown and driving a horse-drawn chariot through the sky. In the Odyssey, he keeps several heads of magnificent cattle that Odysseus' men kill, igniting his anger.
Aeolus
- Keeper of the Winds, Aeolus gives Odysseus a tightly closed bag full of the captured winds so he could sail easily home to Ithaca.
Monsters and other Magical Characters
Calypso
The daughter of Atlas, Calypso is a beautiful sea nymph. She detains Odysseus on her island for seven years. Odysseus cheats on Penelope with Odysseus.
Polyphemus
- Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon. He is a cyclops that captures and eats Odysseus's men. Odysseus outwits and blinds him, causing Polyphemus to call upon his father to curse him.
Circe
- Circe is a goddess of magic and also the daughter of Helios. She enslaves Odysseus' men and holds them captive on her island as pigs. She has a vast knowledge of potions and spells.
Scylla and Charybdis
- Two monsters. Scylla is a six headed monster and charybdis is a whirlpool monster.
Sirens
- The sirens beautiful singing lures men to their deaths as they dash their ships against the rocks. The are in reality hideous vulture like women.
Quick Facts
Author · Homer
An Epic Poem from Ancient ancient Greece
The poet is the narrator who is assistance by the Muse; Odysseus narrates sometimes too
The Odyssey begins where the Iliad ends and covers the ten years after the fall of Troy.
