Books I-III Flashcards
the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios
Hyperion
daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; killed Aegisthus and his mother to avenge his father’s death
Orestes
king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus
Polyphemus
son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most
Antinous
son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon
Eurymachus
“Tell me … of that ingenious hero …”
Homer to the Muse
“If Odysseus is the man …”
Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus
father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra
Icarius
“Sons are seldom …”
Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus
youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy
Pisistratus
“They say the Myrmidons…”
Nestor to Telemachus