Odyssey Characters

Question 1

Alcinous

Answer 1

The king of the phaechians
-Odysseus tells his story to him and when he interrupts himself this is how we know the story is a flashback

Question 2

Helios

Answer 2

The sun god
-His cattle are killed and eaten by Odysses’ crew and he curses them
-He is the god of high noon

Question 3

Antinous

Answer 3

The leader of the suitors; he is very haughty
-He is in The suitors, and he dies in Odysseus’ Revenge.

Question 4

Odysseus

Answer 4

The main character
He was a warrior in the battle of Troy who is trying to get home to Ithaca to his wife and son
The gods have a liking for him and interfere with his journey
In every story

Question 5

Argus

Answer 5

Odysseus’ dog that he trained before he left Troy

Question 6

Athena

Answer 6

Goddess of War and wisdom
-Helps guide Odysseus home
-Descuises him and transforms him
-She helps him because she wants to see a good fight

Question 7

Calypso

Answer 7

Sea nymph who loves Odysseus
-She captures him for a long time before “Sailing from troy”

Question 8

Circe

Answer 8

Goddess / Sorceress of Aeolia
-Introduced in The land of the dead and she tells odysseus he needs to go to underworld to meet teiresais
-Holds odysseus captive for a year on her island
-She also guides him towards the path of chrybdis and the sirens

Question 9

Charybdis

Answer 9

The whirlpool in “Scylla and Charybdis”
-A very aggressive and hard to escape whirlpool

Question 10

Elpinor

Answer 10

The first person Odysseus sees that he knows in the underworld
-He dies because he got frunk and fell off of a roof
-His spirit is roaming because he didn’t get a proper burial
-He begs the crew to give him a proper burial

Question 11

Eumeus

Answer 11

Odysseus’ worker back on Ithaca
-Introduced in 20 years and I’m back again
-Shelters and provides food for the beggar before he knew it was Odysseus
-He joins the “army” at the end of “Odysseus’ Revenge”

Question 12

Eurylochus

Answer 12

One of the few named crew mates by odysseus
- He rallys up the crew in “The cattle of the sun god” to kill and eat Helio’s cattle
-He says to pay it back they will build a temple to Helios

Question 13

Penelope

Answer 13

Odysseus’ wife who he wants to get back to
-She is very cleaver and witty just like her husband
-She is hopeful and kind

Question 14

Polyphemus

Answer 14

The cyclops and son of Poseidon
-He curses Odysseus on his way off of his island
-He takes care of sheep and makes dairy products
-His eye gets stabbed by a wooden spear from odysseus

Question 15

Poseidon

Answer 15

The god of the sea
After his son the cyclops prayed a curse on odysseus he made his seafair difficult

Question 16

Scylla

Answer 16

The sea monster that kills a lot of the crew
She lives by the whirlpool Charybdis and doesn’t leave
Seen in the story of her and the sun god’s cattle

Question 17

Sirens

Answer 17

Mystical creatures who sing songs to get sailors to jump into the water and die.
-Odysseus had to be tied up and listen to their song

Question 18

Telemachus

Answer 18

Odysseus’ son
-In 20 years and I’m back again, Odyssey’s revenge, the challenge
-Helps his dad kill all of the suitors

Question 19

Teiresias

Answer 19

The prophet who Odysseus goes looking for in the underworld
-Tells Odysseus what his future holds and what to and to not do

Question 20

Zeus

Answer 20

The god in charge
-Kills all of Odysseus’ crew
Controls the wind and weather by which they sail
-Has investment in the journey