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Achilles

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warrior in Troy (also in land of the dead)

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List of places Odysseus went?

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  1. Troy
  2. Ismarus
  3. Lotus Eaters
  4. Land of Cyclops
  5. Aeolia
  6. Almost Ithaca
  7. Back to Aeolia
  8. Telepylus
  9. Aeaea
  10. House of the dead
  11. Aeaea
  12. Sirens
  13. Scylla (monsters)
  14. Thinicia (cows)
  15. Charybdis
  16. Ogygia
  17. Scheria
  18. Ithaca
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Aegisthus

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Clytemnestra’s lover, kills Agamemnon, killed by Orestes

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Agamemnon

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Clytemnestra’s Husband, kills daughter (Iphigenia) as sacrifice to get Artemis’ support/to make up for bragging that he was a better hunter than her, killed by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

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Alcinous

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King in Scheria, helps Odysseus get home to Ithaca

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Anticlea

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Odysseus’ mom (shows up in Land of the Dead)

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Antinous

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Bad suitor! Evil!!

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Arete

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Queen in Scheria, KIND, helps Odysseus to be welcomed into Scheria

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Broadsea

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Lives in Scheria, brags to Odysseus and taunts him about his athletic ability, later gives Odysseus a silver sword

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Clytemnestra

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Wife of Agamemnon, Lover of Aegisthus, kills Agamemnon to avenge daughter (Iphigenia) and killed by Orestes (son) when avenging his father

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Demodocus

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blind bard. Makes Odysseus cry like a woman

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Elpenor

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fell of roof in Aeaea, talked to Odysseus in hell, told him he wanted proper burial

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Eurycleia

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servant at od home

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Eurylochus

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Stupid guy who plots against Odysseus (one of his crew) convinced men to eat cattle

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Eurymachus

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Bad suitor! Sidekick of Antinous! Slimy suitor.

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Hector

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eldest son of the king of troy. Dragged around by achilles for killing his best friend Patroclus.

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Helen

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Most beautiful woman in the world, daughter of Leda and Zeus, wife of Menelaus and lover of Paris

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Iphigenia

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Daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Sacrificed by Agamemnon to save himself from Artemis

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Laertes

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Odysseus’ father

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Menelaus

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King of SPARTUH

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Mentor

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friend of Odysseus. Athena poses as Mentor in order to go with Telemachus

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Nausicaa

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Phaeacian princess, daughter of Arete and Alcinous, helps lead Odysseus to town

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Nestor

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King of Pylos, first stop on Telemachus’ journey

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Orestes

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Son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, kills Clytemnestra and Aegisthus in order to avenge his father

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Paris

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Lover of Helen, promised to marry Helen by Aphrodite,

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Penelope

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Odysseus wife

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Priam

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KING OF TROYYYYY

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Tiresias

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seer in the underworld tells Odysseus to PLANT THE OAR and DON’T HURT d Cowz and also sneak into Ithaca and kill suitors

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Aeolus

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wind god

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Athena

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goddess of wisdom, supports and helps Odysseus in many situation

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Calypso

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Beautiful goddess who Odysseus if forced to stay with for 8 years on Ogygia

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Circe

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Beautiful nymph who lives on Aeaea. Turns Odysseus’ men into pigs and gives them advice about the journey home

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Dawn

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goddess. Actually dawn (morning)

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Helios

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sun god. Lives on Thrinacia with his cattle.

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Hermes

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GOD who helps odysseus to escape from Calypso and from Circe

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Ino (Leucothea)

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nymph that gives od the scarf when in ocean

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Polyphemus

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Cyclops. Poseidon’s son. Lives in cave with cattle and sheep. eats Odysseus’ men and is blinded. Asks Poseidon to curse Odysseus.

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Proteus

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SHAPESHIFTER/ old man of the sea

38
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12 characteristics of the epic

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  1. PROTAGONIST
  2. SETTING
  3. SUPERNATURAL
  4. INVOCATION OF THE MUSE
  5. STYLE
  6. CHRONOLOGY
  7. BATTLE
  8. SPEECHES
  9. DESCENT INTO THE UNDERWORLD
  10. EPIC SIMILES
  11. THE VISION
  12. EPITHETS

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