Characters Flashcards
1
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Calypso (4)
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- Her island is called Ogygia
- keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years until Hermes persuades to let him go
- Nymph
- In love with O
2
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Athena (3)
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- Odysseus’ Patron Goddess
- Daughter of Zeus, goddess of wisdom
- Assists O with her divine powers throughout epic
3
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Zeus
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King of God’s and men
4
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Hermes
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Messanger God, sent to release Od
5
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Alcinous (4)
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- Naussicaa’s Dad
- King of Phaeacian’s
- Offers hospitality to O on island of Scheria
- Hears story of Od’s wanderings and provides him with safe passage back to Ithaca
6
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Laertes
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Od dad
7
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Poseidon (3)
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- Despises Od for blinding his son
- Constantly hampers Od’s journey home
- God of sea
8
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Circe (2)
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- Witch-goddess who turns Od’s men to swine
- With Hermes’ help, he resists her powers, instead becoming her lover for a year
9
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Aeolus
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Gives Od bag of wind and a place to stay
10
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Laestrogonians
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Cannibals
11
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Tiresias (2)
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- Theban prophet who inhabits the underworld
- Shows Od how to get back to Ithaca and allows him to communicate with underworld
12
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Penelope
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Od’s wife
13
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Odysseus (4)
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Defining character traits of a Homeric leader:
- Strength, courage, nobility, thirst for gory, confidence in authority.
- His quick thinking gets him out of tough situations
- convincing, articulate speaker and can manipulate his audience with ease
- longs to win ‘Kleos’ and complete his ‘Nostos’
14
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Nausicaa (3)
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- Daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of the Phaeacians.
- discovers O at beach at Scheria
- Out of budding affection for him, ensures his warm reception at her parents palace
15
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Antiphates
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- King of the Laestragonians
- eats and attack’s O’s men
