Books I-XVII 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
“Tell me … of that ingenious hero …”
Homer to the Muse
Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city of Ismarus; Odysseus raided them
Cicones
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
prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the Underworld
Teiresias
son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most
Antinous
“If Odysseus is the man …”
Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus
clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships
Cyclopes
“Sons are seldom …”
Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus
daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry
Nausicaa
the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios
Hyperion
plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death
Elysium
favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian
Laodamas
“Firstly, then, I will tell you my name …”
Odysseus son of Laertes, from Ithaca, to the Phaeacians
“May heaven grant you …”
Odysseus to Nausicaa
father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra
Icarius
a weeding gift from Penelope’s father; father of Melanthius and Melantho
Dolius
Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa
Polyphemes
Odysseus’ mother; seems that she killed herself, which is what tradition says
Anticlea
“Your wife still remains …”
Anticlea to Odysseus
two singers in a field of flowers whose song enchanted men, drawing them to the field where they rotted away listening
Sirens
“Come here, renowned …”
Sirens’ song
famous sailors and traders who Odysseus claimed had helped him
Phoenicians
“Sir, and all of you, farewell …”
Odysseus to Alcinous and the Phaeacians
swineherd of Odysseus who faithfully raised his pigs in his absence
Eumaeus
“Poor unhappy stranger …”
Eumaeus to the beggar
seer & descendant of Melampus, who competed for Pero, Nestor’s sister
Theoclymenus
son of Nisus, king of Dulichium; most agreeable suitor to Penelope because he was “a man of good natural disposition”
Amphinomus
“So you are come …”
Eumaeus to Telemachus
goatherd and son of Dolius, the servant Penelope’s father gave her
Melanthius
elderly head waiting woman who was faithful to Penelope
Eurynome
“May Zeus the king of heaven …”
Theoclymenus ot Penelope
