The Odyssey characters
Cards (46)
- Who give the name "Odysseus" ?
- What is the meaning of Odysseus in Greek?
- Summary of the Odyssey
- Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus. She's a faithful wife and also a smart lady that fending off the suitors.
- Young son of Odysseus and Penelope. The prince gain his own maturity and help his father regain the palace in secret.
- Goddess of wisdom and battle. She advice both Telemachus and Odysseus on their way of defeating the suitors. She favors Odysseus life beyond other men.
- God of the sea and father of the cyclops Polyphemus. He seeks revenge on Odysseus for blinding his son.
- One of the female fatal that can turn men into swine or animals. She becomes Odysseus' lover for a year, and gives him instructions for upcoming challenges when he departs.
- Sea nymph. She holds Odysseus captive for seven years, sleeping with him, hoping to marry him. She release Odysseus after Zeus's order.
- One of the two chief suitors. Worst character with physically aggressive. He hurled a chair to beggar Odysseus.
- One of the two chief suitors. Smooth talker who persuade Penelope.
- The first person who welcomes Odysseus in Ithaca. He's a loyal swineherd that help beggar Odysseus without recognizing him.
- The princess of Phaeacian. Daughter of king Alcinous and queen Arete. She finds Odysseus naked when he washes ashore on Phaeacia.
- Queen of Phaeacia, wife of king Alcinous and mother of princess Nausicaa.
- King of Phaeacia. He greatly perform xenia to Odysseus when he stopped at this nation. The whole journey of Odysseus was revealed here to the king.
- Cannibal one eye giant. Cyclops son of God of the sea Poisedon. He's also a sheep herder. He cursed Odysseus journey to belong and exhausting, punished by his father.
- One of the crewman, who broke his neck falling from Circe's tower. He begs Odysseus to return to Circe's Island and give his body a proper burial.
- The blind seer of Thebes, he meets Od in the land of the Dead. He warns Od about upcoming dangers, offer advices, and foretells a later life.
- He used to be commander of Greek army. He was murdered by his wife- Clytemnestra and her lover- Aegisthus after coming back from the war. He warn Od to suspicious Penelope's loyalty.
- A loyal trained dog of Odysseus. He recognized his master and then died right after due to old age and sickness.
- Father of Odysseus. Old king live humbly and in solitude on a small farm where he mourns the absence of his son.
- King and queen of Sparta. They welcomed Telemachus when he come to ask about his father's whereabouts.
- The old loyal nanny of Odysseus and Penelope. She recognized her master when she washed Od's feet.
- A giant water creature located beneath a fig tree on the opposite shore from her partner Scylla.
- Female monster that is immortal. She can't be defeated. 6 heads from long necks that ate 6 crewman
- One of the fatal trap. If anyone hear the it, they will never come back home
- Hera
- Blind poets singer. Portrait of Homer. He sings bard at Alcinous palace to entertain the king and guests.
- A goat herder. He insults and disgusting begga Odysseus on the street and in front of the porch.
- Master of the wind. He gave Odysseus a bag of wind as a gift of xenia. Eventually, jealous crewman open the bag, and flew them out the ocean again.
- A prophetic old sea-god. He can tell the past, the present, and the future.
- A long narrative poem in an elevated style recounting the deeds of legendary or historical hero
- "God from the machine" control the resolution, ending
- The wheeled vehicle that carry stuffs from inside the Skene to the main stage
- Hospitality duty when stranger come to one's house or land
- Glory, fame
- Return or coming home
- Honor, especially the external, visible tokens of honor bestowed on a warrior by his peers
- A literacy description of or commentary on a visual work of art.