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The Odyssey--characters 2
The Principal God and Immortals
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English
9th Grade
10/26/2007

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 Apollo
Definition
...god of sunlight, music, poetry, medicine, law, and the tending of flocks and herds
 
Appearance: A young man with curly golden hair.

Symbol: The Sun itself, the lyre (a type of musical instrument), the bow, and the chariot he drives across the sky daily.

Attributes: Creative, handsome, supportive of all the arts of civilization.
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 Athena
Definition
...daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
...helps her chosen heroes
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 Calypso
Definition
...immortal sea nymph who held Odysseus captive for manyyears
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 Charybdis
Definition
...dangerous whirlpool personified as a female monster
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 Circe
Definition
...enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea
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 Cyclopes
Definition
...a race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a Cyclops
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 Helios
Definition
...god of the sun; another name for Apollo
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 Lotus Eaters
Definition
inhabitants of a land visited by Odysseus and his crew
 
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 Polyphemus
Definition
...a Cyclops and son of Poseidon
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 Poseidon
Definition
...god of the sea and earthquakes
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 Scylla
Definition
...six-headed female sea monster
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 Sirens
Definition
...sea nymphs who sing songs luring men to their deaths
 
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 Zeus
Definition
...king of the gods
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