Final Review Flashcards
the Sun-god and a Titan who is sometimes referred to as Helios
Hyperion
father of Penelope; brother of Tyndareus; uncle of Helen and Clytemnestra
Icarius
Trojan allies who live in Thrace in the city of Ismarus; Odysseus raids them
Cicones
daughter of Atlas; nymph on the island of Ogygia
Calypso
friend of Odysseus; placed as steward in charge of Odysseus’ household
Mentor
youngest son of Nestor who, like Telemachus is too young to fight at Troy
Pisistratus
old man of the sea; an immortal Egyptian who is able to change shape at will
Proteus
daughter of King Alcinous & Queen Arete who hopes to soon marry
Nausicaa
Laestrygonian king who eats Odysseus’ scout; his wife is a mountain-sized giantess
Antiphates
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; kills Aegisthus and his mother in order to avenge his father’s death
Orestes
plain at the end of the world where virtuous heroes go at death
Elysium
favorite and oldest son of Alcinous; best-looking Phaeacian
Laodamas
clan of one-eyed giants who herd sheep and goats but have no farms or ships
Cyclopes
king of the Cyclopes; son of Poseidon and Thoosa whom Odysseus blinds
Polyphemus
goddess who lives on Aeaea; daughter to the Sun-god
Circe
relative of Odysseus; second in command of the men of Ithaca
Eurylochus
the famous Phaeacian bard
Demodocus
the name that Odysseus first tells to the Cyclops
Noman
prophet to whom Persephone grants understanding even in Hades
Teiresias
Ithacan leader of the suitors and the first to die; the suitor Penelope hates most
Antinous
son of Polybus; leading suitor and Ithacan; 2nd suitor to die; mocks Odysseus
Eurymachus
son of Terpes; the reluctant musician for the suitors
Phemius
Odysseus’ childhood nurse who still serves in his house
Euryclea
father of Odysseus; former king of Ithaca
Laertes
Odysseus’ dead mother who seems to have killed her self
Anticlea
two singers in a field of flowers whose song enchants men, drawing them to the field where they rot away listening
Sirens
swineherd of Odysseus who faithfully rises his pigs in his absence
Eumaeus
son of Nisus, king of Dulichium; most agreeable suitor to Penelope beacuse he was “a man of good natural disposition”
Amphinomus
nickname of Ithaca’s tramp, Arnaeus; a glutton and drunkard
Irus
goatherd and son of Dolius (Penelope’s servant)
Melanthius
Penelope’s maid whom Penelope raised; girlfriend of Eurymachus; daugther of Dolius
Melantho
stockman of Odysseus in charge of the cattle and goats
Philoetius
after the suitors, servants, and maids are killed, this man still has six sons who are also servants of Odysseus; father to Melanthius and Melantho
Dolius
a course and wealthy suitor from Same who insults the “beggar” by throwing a heifer’s foot at him
Ctesippus
seer and descendant of Melampus; mocked by Eurymachus when he had a vision of the suitor’s destruction
Theoclymenus
___ was so angered by Odysseus injuring his son, ___ that he would not allow Odysseus to return home to Ithaca.
Poseidon; Polyphemus
Which two cities did Telemachus visit on the mainland of Greece?
Pylos and Sparta
___ instructed Menalaus to get home by ___
Proteus; first going back to Egypt
What were some things going on in the house of Odysseus while Telemachus was away?
At first the suitors did not know Telemachus had left. When the realized Telemachus was gone, the suitors plotted his death. The suitors organized an ambush to kill Telemachus off of Ithaca upon his return.
Calypso’s main argument against releasing Odysseus included what two points?
It was fine for gods to marry mortals but it was bad for goddesses to marry mortals
What did Odysseus think Calypso was doing when she told him to go home to Ithaca?
tricking him
What did the king of the Phaeacians do when Odysseus begged for help?
treat him kindly, give him the seat of his favorite son, remove him from the hearth