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Chapters 1-10 ID's Flashcards

1
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the sun god; a Titan sometimes referred to as helios

A

Hyperion

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2
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daughter of Altas; nymph on the island of Ogygia

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Calypso

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3
Q

son of Agamemnon and clytemnestra

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Orestes

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4
Q

king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa; blinded by Odysseus

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Polyphemus

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5
Q

son of Eupeithes; Ithacan leader of the suitors; suiter penelope hates the most

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Antinous

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6
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son of Polybus; a leading suitor and Ithacan

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Eurymachus

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7
Q

father of penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clyemnestra

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Icarius

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8
Q

youngest son of nestor who, like Telemachus, was too youngto go to troy

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pisistratus

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9
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old man of the sea; an immotal Egyptian able to change shape at will

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proteus

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10
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plain at the end of the world where virtuous heros go at death

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Elysium

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11
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loyal servant of penelope; herald in Odysseus ‘house; suitors ‘favorite servant

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medon

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12
Q

a wedding gift from penelope’s father; father of melanthius and melantho

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dolius

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13
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daughter of king Alcinous and Queen Arete who soon hoped to marry

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Nausicaa

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14
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daughter of Rhexenor; niece and wife of Alcinous

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Arete

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15
Q

favorite and oldist son of Alcinous

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laodamas

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16
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goddess who lived on Aeaea; daughter of Hyperion, the sun god

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Circe

17
Q

Trojan allies who lived in Thrace in the city ofIsmarus; Odysseus raided them

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Cicones

18
Q

eating lotus made them-and their visitors-forget home and want to stay there forever

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Lotus-eaters

19
Q

clan of one-eyed giants who herded sheep and goats, had no farms or ships

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Cyclopes

20
Q

Cyclopes blinded by Odysseus; a son of Poseidon and Thoosa

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Polyphmus

21
Q

Laesrygonian king; ate Odysseus’ scout; wife was a moutain sized giantess

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Antiphates

22
Q

relative of Odysseus, second in command of the men of Ithaca

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Eurylochus

23
Q

prophet/seer; Persephone granted him understanding even in the underworld

A

Teiresias

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