The Odyssey Flashcards

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Penelope

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Wife of Odysseus
Mother of Telemachus
Hit on by the Suitors

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Athena

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Daughter of Zeus
Niece of Posidon
Goddess of War
Didn’t get picked as the fairest

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Menelaus

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Helen’s Husband
Agamemnon’s Brother
Went to Troy to get Helen back

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Posiden

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God of Sea
Zeus’s Brother
Athena’s Uncle

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Zeus

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God of Lightning
Posiden’ Brother
Gave the apple to Hermes
Athena’s Dad

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Odysseus

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Telemachus’ Dad
Fought in the Trojan War
Captured by Calypso

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Telemachus

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Odysseus’ Son
Went to look for his dad
Called a meeting to get suitors to leave his mom alone

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of Love and Beauty
Told Paris he could marry Helen
Had an affair with Ares

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Agamemnon

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Menelaus’ Brother

Killed by Aegisthus and his wife

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Judgement of Paris

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Had to decide between Athena, Aphrodite and Hera
Chose Aphrodite
Kidnapped Helen

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Aeigisthus

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Killed by Orestes

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Hermes

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Messenger
Gave the apple to Paris
Got the Apple from Zeus

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Mentor

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Telemachus’s Mento

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Nestor

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Odysseus’ mentor

Wisest of the Greeks

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Orestes

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KIlled Aeigsthus

Agamemnon’s son

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Suitors

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Tries to marry Penelope

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Trojan War

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War to get Helen Back
Lasts 10 years
Ends by Greek giving Troy gift of the fake horse

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Helen

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Menelaus’ Wife
Most beautiful women
Got kidnapped by Paris

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Calypso

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Captured Odysseus

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Aries

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Had an affair with Aphrodite

God of War