Chapters 1-10 ID's Flashcards
the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as helios
Hyperion
daughter of Altas; nymph on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
son of Agamemnon and clytemnestra
Orestes
king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded by Odysseus
Polyphemus
son of Eupeithes; Ithacan leader of the suitors; suiter penelope hates the most
Antinous
son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacan
Eurymachus
father of penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clyemnestra
Icarius
youngest son of nestor who, like Telemachus, was too youngto go to troy
pisistratus
old man of the sea; an immotal Egyptian able to change shape at will
proteus
plain at the end of the world where virtuous heros go at death
Elysium
loyal servant of penelope; herald in Odysseus ‘house; suitors ‘favorite servant
medon
a wedding gift from penelope’s father; father of melanthius and melantho
dolius
daughter of king Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry
Nausicaa
daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous
Arete
favorite and oldist son of Alcinous
laodamas
goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god
Circe
Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city ofIsmarus; Odysseus raided them
Cicones
eating lotus made them-and their visitors-forget home and want to stay there forever
Lotus-eaters
clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships
Cyclopes
Cyclopes blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa
Polyphmus
Laesrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a moutain sized giantess
Antiphates
relative of Odysseus, second in command of the men of Ithaca
Eurylochus
prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the underworld
Teiresias
