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Odyssey Flashcards

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Aeolus island

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Aeolia

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Circes island

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Aeaea

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Princess of the Phaeacian’s

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Nausicaa

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King of Phaeacian’s

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Alcinous

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5
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Queen of Phaeacian’s

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Arête

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Arête

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Queen of Phaeacian’s

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7
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King of Phaeacian’s

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Alcinous

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8
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Princess of Phaeacians

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Nausicaa

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9
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Helios

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Sun god

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Sun god

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Helios

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11
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Aeolus

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God of wind

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12
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God of wind

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Aeolus

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13
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Swine heard in Ithaca

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Eumaeus

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14
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Eumaeus

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Swineheard from Ithaca

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15
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Penelope

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odysseus wife

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16
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odysseus wife

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Penelope

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17
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Achilles

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Greek hero
met in the underworld

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18
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Agamemnon

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Greek hero
met in underworld
be weary of women - murdered by wife clytaemnestra

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19
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Greek hero , died at Troy
met in underworld

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Achilles

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20
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Greek. hero , killed by wife clytaemnestra

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Agamemnon

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21
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Ajax

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Greek hero
defeated by odysseus and drove mad and committed suicide
met in underworld

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22
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Amphimedon

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a suitor

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23
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Amphinomus

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a suitor
told by odysseus to leave as he was nice however compelled by Athena to stay

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24
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a suitor
told by odysseus to leave as he was nice however compelled by Athena to stay

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Amphinomus

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25
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Anticleia

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odysseus mother
met in underworld

26
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odysseus mother - met in underworld

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Anticleia

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Antinous

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leader of the suitors
first killed by odysseus

28
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leader of the suitors
first killed by odysseus

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Antinous

29
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Antiphates

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King of the Laestragonians
- destroyed all of odysseus ships bar one

30
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Argus

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odysseus dog
died after seeing odysseus return home

31
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odysseus dog

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argus

32
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calypso

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nymph who kept odysseus on her island for 7 years

33
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ogygia

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calypsos island

34
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calypsos island

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ogygia

35
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nymph who kept odysseus trapped for 7 years

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clypso

36
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cicones

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people whose city was sacked by odysseus on his return from troy

37
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city which was sacked by odysseus on his return from troy

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cicones

38
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circe

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nymph
turned odysseus men into pigs in book 10

39
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Demadocus

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bard who recounts the battle of troy in the Phaecian palace
resembles homer

40
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bard who recounts the battle of troy in the Phaeacian palace

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demadocus

41
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Elpenor

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odysseus crew member who died at circus island falling off of the roof

42
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odysseus crew member who died at circus island falling off of the roof

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Elpenor

43
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Euryalus

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a suitor

44
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Eurycleia

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odysseus nurse
notices odysseus in disguise due to a boar mark on his leg when bathing him

45
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odysseus nurse
notices odysseus in disguise due to a boar mark on his leg when bathing him

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Eurycleia

46
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Ino

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sea goddess who saved odysseus from Poseidon’s storm

47
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Irus

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beggar who odysseus defeated whilst in duisguise as a beggar

48
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beggar who odysseus defeated whilst in duisguise as a beggar

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Irus

49
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sea goddess who saved odysseus from Poseidon’s storm

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Ino

50
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Laertes

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odysseus father
helped defeat the suitors

51
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odysseus father , helped defeat the suitors

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Laertes

52
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Medon

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servant who remains loyal to odysseus family

53
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Melantho

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odysseus servant who has an affair with eurymachus , a suitor

Disloyal servant

54
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Eurymachus

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a lead suitor
throws a chair at beggar odysseus
has an affair with melantho

55
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a lead suitor
throws a chair at beggar odysseus
has an affair with melantho

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Eurymachus

56
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odysseus servant who has an affair with eurymachus , a suitor

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Melantho

57
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Philoetius

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a cowherd - stays loyal to odysseus

58
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Tiresias

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prophet met in the underworld
- gives odyesseus the command to not eat helios cattle on Thrinacia

59
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Thrinacia

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island of the sun gods cattle

60
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island of the sun gods cattle

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Thriancia

61
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prophet met in the underworld
- gives odyesseus the command to not eat helios cattle on Thrinacia

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Tiresias

62
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Melthanthius

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suitor who opened up the armoury to give the suitors weapons
tortured and killed after the battle

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