Books I-XI Flashcards
prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the Underworld
Teiresias
“I am not fond of crying …”
Pisistratus to Menelaus
“Sons are seldom …”
Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus
loyal servant of Penelope; herald in Odysseus’ house; suitors’ favorite servant
Medon
Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city of Ismarus; Odysseus raided them
Cicones
“Let us ask the stranger …”
Laodamas to Euryalus (about Odysseus)
clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships
Cyclopes
father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra
Icarius
“If Odysseus is the man …”
Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus
son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most
Antinous
“I often grieve, as I sit here in my house …”
Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus
“Firstly, then, I will tell you my name …”
Odysseus son of Laertes, from Ithaca, to the Phaeacians
youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy
Pisistratus
the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios
Hyperion
daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous
Arete
relative of Odysseus; second in command of the men of Ithaca
Eurylochus
plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death
Elysium
eating lotus made them - and their visitors - forget home and want to stay their forever
lotus-eaters
goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god
Circe
Odysseus’ mother; seems that she killed herself, which is what tradition says
Anticlea
son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon
Eurymachus
“May heaven grant you …”
Odysseus to Nausicaa
“Your wife still remains …”
Anticlea to Odysseus
a weeding gift from Penelope’s father; father of Melanthius and Melantho
Dolius
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; killed Aegisthus and his mother to avenge his father’s death
Orestes
Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa
Polyphemes
“Tell me … of that ingenious hero …”
Homer to the Muse
“They say the Myrmidons…”
Nestor to Telemachus
“We must see…”
King Alcinous to his councilors
daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry
Nausicaa
Laestrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a mountain -sized giantess
Antiphates
daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
old man of the sea; an immortal Egyptian able to charge shape at will
Proteus
king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus
Polyphemus
favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian
Laodamas
