


Circe A goddess/enchantress who turns some of Odysseus' crew into swine she reverse the spell and become odysseus' lover for a year, advising him well when he departs. Calypso Keeps Odysseus on her island where she wishes that Odysseus will become her husband. Eurylochus Second in demand of Odysseus' ship during the return to ithaca after the trojan war. Recognized Odysseus after twenty years but kept quiet of his arrival as Odysseus asked. Laertes Odysseus' father, the old king lives humbly in solitude on a small farm where he mourns the absence of his son once reunited with Odysseus, he is restored to dignity. Helped his father take back his kingdom and kill the suitors who had been pursuing his mother. Telemachus The son of Odysseus and Penelope. Tiresias A blind prophet of Apollos in Thebes. She was clever and found ways to avoid marriage for some time. Penelope The wife of the main character Odysseus. Unlike the other suitors, he is never portrayed sympathetically and the first to die when Odysseus returns.

Leads the campaign to have Telemachus killed. Antinous The most arrogant of Penelope's suitors. He encourages Odysseus to the story of his wanderings and help the hero return to Ithaca. Gone at war for ten years fighting, then cursed by Poseidon to never return home, but after another ten years away from his home, Zeus forced Poseidon to let Odysseus return. Odysseus a legendary greek king of ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Hephaestus the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes. Gentle, peace-loving, and pure one of 3 virgin goddesses embodiment of sacred principle, household hire, and much honored. Hestia goddess of hearth and fire Vesta sister to Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Athen sided with the Greeks in the Trojan war to defeat Paris, who chose Aphrodite over her.
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Instead, she sprang full grown and clad in armour from Zeus' forehead. She was the daughter of Zeus her birth is unique in that she did not have a mother. Pallas Athena goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. Muses 9 sister each of which have their own "special ability" such as music, poetry, and art. Artemis Diana goddess of hunt/moon Apollo's twin sister.
