whos who

Question 1

AEOLUS

Answer 1

king of the winds, gives Od a bag with all the winds inside, except the gentle winds from the west, refuses to help a second time

Question 2

ALCINOUS

Answer 2

king of Phaeacians; nausicaa’s father, Od narrates books 9-12 to him

Question 3

ANTIPHATES

Answer 3

king of the Laestrygonians attacks and eats Od’s men

Question 4

ARETE

Answer 4

Alcinous’s wife

Question 5

ARTEMIS

Answer 5

goddess of hunting and virginity; nausicaa is compared to her

Question 6

ATHENE

Answer 6

daughter of Zeus Odysseus’s divine protector; reminds ` Zeus that Od is left on Ogygia; gives Nausicaa corage to not run away from Od

Question 7

CALYPSO

Answer 7

a nymph who fell in love with Od, didn’t want him to leave, only did let him go after instructed by Hermes –> offered him immortality to encourage him to stay

Question 8

CHARYBDIS

Answer 8

monster whirlpool Od avoids it but after he shiprecks, his raft is destroyed by her.

Question 9

Circe

Answer 9

A sorceress who turns some od Od’s men into pigs hosts them for a year; advises Od to go to the underworld; warns of sirens S & C & Hyperion cattle

Question 10

DYMAS’ DAUGHTER;

Answer 10

the friend of Nausicaa; Athene appeared as her in a dream

Question 11

ELPENOR

Answer 11

one of Od’s men fell off roof Od has to return to burry him, so he can go to the underworld

Question 12

CICONES

Answer 12

Live in Ismarus; Od and men sack the city, Od men beg to stay, neighbours kill 6 men from each ship

Question 13

EURYLOCHUS

Answer 13

Od right hand man leads group to circes palace advises men to eat cattle of Hyperion

Question 14

Hermes

Answer 14

messanger of gods; tells calypso to release Od, apperars to Od to give him moly.

Question 15

Hyperion

Answer 15

sun God Od’s men eat his cattle, threatens to shine in underworld unless Zeus punishes them

Question 16

INO/Leucothoe

Answer 16

sea goddess; guides Od to Phaeacia with help of veil

Question 17

LAESTRYGONIANS

Answer 17

giant cannibals; destroy all but one of Odysseus’ ships

Question 18

LOTUS EATERS

Answer 18

a peaceful tribe that eat the lotus flower; three of Od’s men eat it, have to be dragged away and tied to ship mast

Question 19

NAUSICAA

Answer 19

phaeacian princess who washes feeds and clothes Od before leading him to the palace

Question 20

POLYPHEMUS

Answer 20

cyclops who eats 6 of Od’s men, gets blinded by Od, curses Od

Question 21

POSEIDON

Answer 21

god of the sea carries out a cure by his son, shipwrecks Od when he is sailing home from Ogygia

Question 22

SCYLLA

Answer 22

6 headed monster who eats 6 of Od’s men,

Question 23

SIRENS

Answer 23

bewitch men to destruction with their beautiful song

Question 24

TEIRESIAS

Answer 24

a blind prophet who tells Od the way home in the underworld

Question 25

ZEUS

Answer 25

sends Hermes to get Od released from Ogygia; sends storm to wreck Od’s ship after men have eaten cattle