Odyssey People And Places Flashcards

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Beautiful nymph goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years.

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Calypso

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King on phaecacia. Odysseus tells his story of his adventure to Alcinous’s court.

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Alcinous

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People living on the southwestern coast of Thrace who battled Odysseus and his men on there journey.

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Cicones

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Enchantress and goddess who turns Odysseus men into swine.

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Circe

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People who feed Odysseus men lotus plants to make them forget Ithica

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Lotus Eaters

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Son of sea god Poseidon and blinded by Odysseus. (Cyclops)

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Polyphemus

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Live solitary lives as shepherds, supposedly on the island now know as Sicily.

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Cyclopes

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Female monster with 6 serpents heads, each head having a triple row of fangs

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Scylla

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Sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious music lures sailors to steer their ships toward dangerous rocks.

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Sirens

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Odysseus faithful wife.

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Penelope

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Odysseus son

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Telemachus

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Favorite daughter of Zeus; the great goddess of wisdom as we’ll as war and peace

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Athena

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Sun god , got made at OS for eating his cattle.

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Helios

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Messenger god,winged feet.

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Hermes

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God at sea; brother of Zeus.

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Poseidon

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The most powerful god. His home is on oympus.

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Zeus