Discover Characters and Places from The Odyssey
Explore mortal characters like Odysseus, Penelope, and Antinous, along with supernatural beings such as Polyphemus and Circe. Journey through locations like Ithaca, Ogygia, and Sparta in this epic tale from ancient Greece.
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THE ODYSSEY Characters and Places
MORTAL CHARACTERS O dysseus protagonist; king of Ithaca; military leader in the T rojan W ar P enelope wife of O dysseus T elemachus son of O dysseus; born on the day O dysseus left for the T rojan W ar S uitors men of Ithaca living in O dysseus palace who want to marry P enelope A ntinous one of P enelope s leading suitors, very rude and mean
MORTAL CHARACTERS CONTINUED H elen daughter of Z eus, wife of K ing M enelaus, kidnapped by P rince P aris and taken to T roy (cause of the T rojan W ar) K ing M enelaus king of S parta; H elen s husband; an ally of O dysseus in the T rojan W ar K ing N estor wise king of P ylos; ally of O dysseus during the T rojan W ar
SUPERNATURAL BEINGS P olyphemus C yclops; son of P oseidon C alypso a beautiful goddess-nymph who keeps O dysseus captive on her island for seven years C irce witch-goddess who turns O dysseus men into pigs S irens sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious music lures sailors to steer their ships toward deadly rocks
SUPERNATURAL BEINGS CONTINUED C harybdis a female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool S cylla a female monster with six serpent heads, each having a triple row of fangs; eats men as they pass near C harybdis
PLACES Ithaca G reek island home of O dysseus O gygia island home of C alypso P ylos kingdom of K ing N estor S parta kingdom of K ing M enelaus and H elen T roy site of the T rojan W ar L and of the D ead underworld where G reek souls live after their deaths
