8 Homer - Odyssey - Fitzgerald & Hexter Flashcards
Heracles
Heracles (HAIR a klees): Greek god of strength; son of Zeus; Roman Hercules
Ismarus
Ismarus (is-MERE-us): city of the Cicones (kih-ko-knees) in ancient Thrace; sacked by Odysseus [CTO]
Laestrygonians
Laestrygonians (lice-truh-go-neigh-ans): the cannibalistic giants of Lamos (lah-mos) Island off Algeria
Lamos
Lamos (lah-mos): island off of Algeria; home to the cannibalistic giant Laestrygonians (lice-truh-go-neigh-ans)
Lotophagi
Lotophagi (low-tuh-faye-jeigh): island off the east coast of Tunisia, Land of the Lotus Eaters [TLLE]
Nausicaa
Nausicaa (naw-sick-ah): the unrequited love of Odysseus; daughter of Alcinous (al-sin-us) on Phaeacia (fay-ee-she-a) [OAP]
Ogygia
Ogygia (oh-gig-e-ah): Calypso’s mythical island where she detained Odysseus for a seven year ‘gig’.
Persephone
Persephone (per SEF uh nee): Queen of the Underworld; daughter of Demeter; carried off by Hades
Phaeacia Location
Phaeacia (fay-ee-she-a): Corsica Island west of Italy; aka Scheria (scare-e-uh)
Phoebus
Phoebus (FEE buhs): a literary name for the Greek god Apollo; sun god
Pisistratus
Pisistratus (pie-sis-trat-us): son of King Nestor; traveled with Telemachus when searching for his father Odysseus [NTO]
Polyphemus
Polyphemus (pah lee FEE mus): giant, one-eyed cyclops; son of Poseidon
Poseidon
Poseidon (poe SIGN dun): ruler of the ocean; Roman Neptune
Scheria [location & second name]
Scheria (scare-e-uh): aka Phaeacia (fay-ee-she-a); Corsica Island west of Italy
Scylla #1
Scylla #1 (SKILL ah): monster guarding the strait through which Odysseus sailed. Did NOT make a whirlpool!
Scylla Location
Scylla Location: northeast side of the Strait of Messina which is between the boot-tip of Italy and Sicily
Sirens
Sirens: sea nymphs whose singing charmed mariners to leap into the sea
Sirens’ Location
Sirens’ Location: possibly on the island of Sardinia west of Italy and north of Sicily
Sisyphus
Sisyphus (SIS uh fuhs): condemned in Tartarus to perpetually roll a big rock uphill
Tantalus
Tantalus (TAN ta lus): he cut up, cooked, and served his son to the gods. Now stands in Hades, in water under a fruit tree, both of which withdraw when he tries to eat or drink.
Tartarus
Tartarus (TAHR tur rus): the deepest regions of inferno; the underworld
Telemachus
Telemachus (tel-lem-ah-cuss): son of Odysseus and Penelope
Thrinacia [Odysseus forbidden to eat]
Thrinacia (thrin-a-cee-ah): the island where the god Helios kept his cattle
Tiresias
Tiresias (tie REE see us): a blind, Greek prophet who was turned into a woman for seven years
Zeus
Zeus (ZOOS): king of the gods; sky, lightning, and thunder; Roman Jupiter
