THE ODYSSEY (CHARACTER)

• Odysseus


  Hero of the Odyssey, who has yet to return home to Ithaca 10 years after the fall of Troy
• Penelope


  • Odysseus's faithful wife
  • Courted by suitors while Odysseus is away
• Telemachus


  • Odysseus's son
  • Lacks confidence to confront the suitors
• Antinous


  • One of the suitors
  • Plots to assassinate Telemachus
• Calypso


  Nymph who traps Odysseus on the island of Ogygia
• Athena


  • Odysseus's ally among the gods
  • Disguises herself as Mentor to aid Telemachus
• Telemachus's journey


  1. Confronts the suitors

  2. Seeks information about his father's whereabouts

  3. Learns Odysseus is alive but captive
• Odysseus's rescue

  1. Zeus sends Hermes to persuade Calypso to let Odysseus leave

  2. Poseidon sends a storm to wreck Odysseus's ship

  3. Athena intervenes to save Odysseus
• Phaeacians


  • Provide Odysseus safe passage to Ithaca
  • Eager to hear Odysseus's adventures

  
• Odysseus's return to Ithaca


  1. Seeks refuge with loyal swineherd Eumaeus

  2. Reunites with Telemachus

  3. Devises plan to overthrow the suitors
• Odysseus's confrontation with the suitors

  1. Endures insults in disguise as a beggar

  2. Wins archery contest by stringing his own bow

  3. Slays the suitors with Telemachus's help
• Twenty years had passed since Odysseus sailed for Troy
• Places Odysseus visits

  • Troy
  • Aeolia
  • Laestrygons
  • Sirens
  • Island of the Sun
  • Ithaca

  
• Characters

  • Athena
  • Cassandra
  • Telemachus
  • Penelope
  • Mentor
  • Nestor
  • Menelaus
  • Calypso
  • Poseidon
  • Proteus
  • Ino
  • Nausicaa
  • Polyphemus
  • King Aeolus
  • Circe
  • Teiresias
  • Scylla & Charybdis
  • Eumaeus
  • Argos
  • Eurycleia
  • Laertes & Anticleia
  • King Alcinous
  • Queen Arcete
  • Eurymachus
  • Antinous
  • Amphinomus
• Tadow


  Slang term expressing astonishment, excitement, or admiration for something impressive or extraordinary
• "The Odyssey" is an epic poem written by Homer, with the first known version dating back to around 800 BCE.
• Odysseus is the main character of "The Odyssey," portrayed as a cunning hero who faces numerous challenges on his journey home from Troy.
• Athena is one of the most prominent gods in "The Odyssey." She helps Odysseus throughout his travels and often appears disguised as other characters.