The Children's Homer Flashcards
Agamemnon
Fought against Troy; a King of Mycenae; Brother of Menelaus
Alcinous
Father of Nausicaa and husband of Arete and King of Phaeacians
Antinous
One of Penelope’s most arrogant wooers; He was the first to die when Odysseus returned
Athena
Goddess that assists Telemachus and Odysseus often disguised as Mentor, an old friend of Odysseus
Calypso
The nymph that keep Odysseus captive on the island of Ogygia until Hermes convinced her to let Odysseus go
Charybdis
Whirlpool monster thing
Circe
The witch- goddess that turned Odysseus’ crew into swine
Cyclops
The one- eyed monster that was named Polyphemus that was blinded by Odysseus to escape angering Polyphemus’ father, Poseidon, God of the Sea
Demodocus
Guys who reads story’s and stuff
Eumaeus
A swineherd that let Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, into his home
Eurycleia
Nurse lady 4 Odysseus and Telemachus as kids
Hector
A Trojan warrior, husband of Andromache, that was killed by Achilles
Irus
Beggar that made fun of Odysseus
Ithaka
Home of Odysseus and his family where he was king
Laertes
The elderly father of Odysseus who is in despair until Odysseus returns
Menelaus
King of Sparta; husband of Helen; brother of Agamemnon
Nausicaa
Daughter of king Alcinous and queen Arete of the Phaeacians; discovers Odysseus on the beach
Odysseus
King of Ithaka; renowned hero; father of Telemachus; husband of Penelope
Paris
Prince of Troy; killed Achilles
Penelope
Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus; she waits in the palace for Odysseus to return and kill the wooers
Pheacia
Island of the Phaeacians; King- Alcinous; Queen- Arete; Princess- Nausicaa
Philotious
Cattleherd that stood up with Odysseus and against the wooers when he returned
Scylla
Six- headed creature
Sirens
The creatures that lured sailors in with their voices and killed them