The Odyssey Characters Flashcards by Sophie Tardani

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Cyclops

A

Polyphemus: Poseidon’s son

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Penelope

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Odysseus’s wife

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Lotus Flower

A

forget flowers

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Telemachus

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Odysseus’s son

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Circe

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Lady who turns men to animals

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Anticlea

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Odysseus’s mother

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Odysseus’s

A

Epic hero

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Achilles

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Greek warrior

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Hector

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Trojan prince

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Eurylochus

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Convinced men to eat cattle of Helios (sun god)

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Homer

A

Author

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Aeolus

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Wind God

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Poseidon

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Sea God

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Cicones

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Army who defeated Ismarus

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Scylla

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Sea monster

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Menelaus

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King of Sparta

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Tiresias

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Blind prophet

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Laertes

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Odysseus’s father

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Sirens

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sea creatures who’s song lured men to death

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Trojan Horse

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Odysseus’s idea Trojan war

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Charybdis

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Whirlpool

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Calypso

A

Goddess who holds Odysseus captive

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Athena

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Goddess of wisdom who helps Odysseus