Odyssey

Alcinous

King of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story

Odysseus

King of Ithaca

Calypso

Sea goddess who loved Odysseus

Circe

Enchantress who helped Odysseus

Zeus

King of the Gods

Apollo

God of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine

Agamemnon

King and leader of the Greeks

Poseidon

God of the sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea

Athena

Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare

Polythemus

The Cyclops

Laertes

Odysseus’s father

Cronus

Titan ruler of the universe; father of Zeus

Perimedes

Member of Odysseus’s crew

Telemachus

Odysseus’s son

Tiresias

Blind prophet

Persephone

Wife of Hades

Eurylochas

Member of Odysseus’s crew

Sirens

Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths

Scylla

Sea monster of grey rock

Charybdis

Enormous and dangerous whirlpool

Lamptia

Nymph

Amphinomus

Suitor

Eumaeus

Old swineherd and friend of Odysseus

Antinous

Leader of the suitors

Eurynome

Housekeeper for Penelope

Penelope

Odysseus’s wife

Eurmachus

Suitor

Hermes

Messenger of the gods