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Odyssey Characters
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9th Grade
09/29/2010
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Alcinous
 Definition
King of the Phaeachians
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Odysseus
 Definition
King of Ithaca
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Calypso
 Definition
Sea Goddess who loved Odysseus
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Circe
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Enchantress who helped Odysseus
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Zeus
 Definition
King of the Gods
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Apollo
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God of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine
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Poseidon
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God of the sea, earthquakes, horses, storms of the sea
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Agamemnon
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king and leader of the Greek forces
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
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Laertes
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Odysseus' father
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Cronus
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Titan ruler of the universe and father of Zeus
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Sirens
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creatures who songs lure sailors to their deaths
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Scylla
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sea monster of gray rock
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Telemachus
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Odysseus son
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Polyphemus
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the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus
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Perimedes
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member of Odysseus crew
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Tiresias
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blind prophet who advises Odysseus
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Persephone
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wife of Hades
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Charybdis
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enormous and dangerous whirlpool
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Lampetia
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nymph
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Hermes
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herald and messenger of the Gods
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Eumaeus
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old swineherder and friend of Odysseus
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Antimous
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leader among the suitors
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Eurynome
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housekeeper for Penelope
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Penelope
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Odysseus wife
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Eurymachus
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one of the suitors
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