Books I-XXIII 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