Books I-XXII Flashcards
“They say the Myrmidons…”
Nestor to Telemachus
“Tell me … of that ingenious hero …”
Homer to the Muse
“May Zeus the king of heaven …”
Theoclymenus ot Penelope
eating lotus made them - and their visitors - forget home and want to stay their forever
lotus-eaters
“Firstly, then, I will tell you my name …”
Odysseus son of Laertes, from Ithaca, to the Phaeacians
“Sons are seldom …”
Athene disguised as Mentor to Telemachus
daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry
Nausicaa
a weeding gift from Penelope’s father; father of Melanthius and Melantho
Dolius
“If Odysseus is the man …”
Athene disguised as Mentes to Telemachus
favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian
Laodamas
loyal servant of Penelope; herald in Odysseus’ house; suitors’ favorite servant
Medon
a course and wealthy suitor from Same who insults “the beggar.”
Ctesippus
old man of the sea; an immortal Egyptian able to charge shape at will
Proteus
son of Nisus, king of Dulichium; most agreeable suitor to Penelope because he was “a man of good natural disposition”
Amphinomus
Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city of Ismarus; Odysseus raided them
Cicones
famous sailors and traders who Odysseus claimed had helped him
Phoenicians
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; killed Aegisthus and his mother to avenge his father’s death
Orestes
“So you are come …”
Eumaeus to Telemachus
“I am not fond of crying …”
Pisistratus to Menelaus
swineherd of Odysseus who faithfully raised his pigs in his absence
Eumaeus
plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death
Elysium
“Come here, renowned …”
Sirens’ song
goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god
Circe
daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous
Arete
prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the Underworld
Teiresias
“May heaven grant you …”
Odysseus to Nausicaa
“Your wife still remains …”
Anticlea to Odysseus
youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus, was too young to go to Troy
Pisistratus
relative of Odysseus; second in command of the men of Ithaca
Eurylochus
daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
two singers in a field of flowers whose song enchanted men, drawing them to the field where they rotted away listening
Sirens
“Cease shooting for the present …”
Odysseus as the beggar, to the suitors
father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra
Icarius
Cyclops blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa
Polyphemes
Penelope’s maid; raised by Penelope; Eurymachus’ girlfriend
Melantho
“Man is the vainest …”
Odysseus to Amphinomus
seer & descendant of Melampus, who competed for Pero, Nestor’s sister
Theoclymenus
“Poor unhappy stranger …”
Eumaeus to the beggar
goatherd and son of Dolius, the servant Penelope’s father gave her
Melanthius
king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded to Odysseus
Polyphemus
“Unhappy men, what is it …”
Theoclymenus to the suitors
“Sir, and all of you, farewell …”
Odysseus to Alcinous and the Phaeacians
nickname of Ithaca’s common tramp Arnaeus; a glutton and drunkard
Irus
son of Eupeithes; Ithacon leader of the suitors; suitor Penelope hates most
Antinous
son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacon
Eurymachus
“We must see…”
King Alcinous to his councilors
Odysseus’ mother; seems that she killed herself, which is what tradition says
Anticlea
the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as Helios
Hyperion
elderly head waiting woman who was faithful to Penelope
Eurynome
Ithacam and faithful servant of Odysseus; a herald of the Greeks at Troy
Eurybates
clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships
Cyclopes
“Sweethearts, Odysseus is indeed dead …”
Penelope to “the beggar”
Laestrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a mountain -sized giantess
Antiphates
“Let us ask the stranger …”
Laodamas to Euryalus (about Odysseus)
“Dogs, did you think …”
Odysseus to the suitors
stockman of Odysseus in charge of the cattle and goats
Philoetius
“I often grieve, as I sit here in my house …”
Menelaus to Telemachus and Pisistratus
