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Odyssey
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10/11/2005

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Aeaea
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Home of circe, the Witch-goddess
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Alcinous
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king of phaeacia, odysseus tells his story to his court
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Calypso
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beautiful goddess-nymph who keeps odysseus on her island for 7 years
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charybdis
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female monster who sucks in water 3 times a day to form a deadly whirl pool
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Cicones
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people living on the southwestern coast of thrace, who battled Odysseus and his men on their journey home
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Circe
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witch goddess who turns Odysseus' men into swine
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Erebus
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land of the dead
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Eurylochus
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one of Odysseus' loyal crew
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lotus eaters
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people who feed Odysseus' men with lotus plants to forget Ithica
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Phaeacia
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island kingdom rules by king Alcinous
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Polyphemus
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blinded by Odysseus, son of posiden
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Scylla
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female monster with six serpent heads, each head having a trpple row of fangs
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Sirens
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Sea nymphs whos beautiful and mysterious music, lures sails to steer their ships toward the rocks
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Teiresias
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famous blind prophet from the city of Thebes, Odysseus meets him in the land of the dead
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Thirnakia
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island where the sun god helios keeps his cattle
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Antinous
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one penelope's leading suitors, evil!!!
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Eumaeus
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swineherd, one of Odysseus' loyal servents
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Eurycleia
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Odysseus' old nurse, she keeps him a secret when she sees his scar
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Eurymachus
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Suitor of Penelope
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eurynome
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Penelope's housekeeper
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Philoeteus
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cowherd, one of odysseus' loyal servents
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Telemachus
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Odysseus' son
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