Books I-XIII Flashcards
relative of Odysseus; second in command of the men of Ithaca
Eurylochus
“They say the Myrmidons…”
Nestor to Telemachus
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; killed Aegisthus and his mother to avenge his father’s death
Orestes
“We must see…”
King Alcinous to his councilors
daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous
Arete
“Let us ask the stranger …”
Laodamas to Euryalus (about Odysseus)
Laestrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a mountain -sized giantess
Antiphates
goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god
Circe
eating lotus made them - and their visitors - forget home and want to stay their forever
lotus-eaters
youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy
Pisistratus
son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon
Eurymachus
“I am not fond of crying …”
Pisistratus to Menelaus
loyal servant of Penelope; herald in Odysseus’ house; suitors’ favorite servant
Medon
king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus
Polyphemus
“I often grieve, as I sit here in my house …”
Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus