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