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Wesclin English I
The Odyssey Characters
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English
9th Grade
05/12/2006

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Aeolus
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custodian of the four winds
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Apollo
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God of music, prophecy, medicine, and the sun
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom, war, and justice
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Helios
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young god of the sun
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Muses
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Greek goddesses of the arts and sciences; they inspired others
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Poseidon
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god of the sea; father of Polyphemus
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Zeus
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Supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and the other gods; god of the thunderbolt
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Laertes
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King of Ithaca; Odysseus' father
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Odysseus
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son of Laertes; fought in the Trojan War
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Penelope
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Wife of Odysseus; cousins with Helen of Troy
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Telemachus
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Son of Odysseus and Penelope
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Tiresias
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Blind prophet; warns Odysseus not to touch the cattle of Helios
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Calypso
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nymph who lived on Ogyia; fell in love with Odysseus
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Charybdis
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whirlpool monster; daughter of Poseidon who was transformed by Zeus
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Circe
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enchantress who both helps and hinders Odysseus' voyage; she advises Odysseus but also turns his men into swine
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Polyphemus
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son of Poseidon; blinded by Odysseus
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Scylla
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sea monster who lived under a rock
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Sirens
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creatures with female heads and the bodies of birds; their song made men crash their ships
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Olympus
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Mountain where the gods and goddesses lived
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Underworld
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realm of the dead where spirits of the deceased stay; Odysseus finds Tiresias here
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