Studied by 3 peopleTelemachus
Odysseus’ son
has to go to Pylos and get information about Odysseus from Menelaus and Nestor
gets information from Mentes (Athena) that Odysseus is being held captive at Calypso, he is to kick all of the suitors out, and go to Pylos for that information
Penelope
spends the day crying and grieving for her missing husband
freaks out when she learns that the suitors are planning to kill telemachus
weaving trick- weaves in the day, unravels at night to avoid being with suitors
Laertes
Odysseus depressed father
isolates himself in the country due to sadness over his son's absence
continual decline over time
Eurycleia
think Eura-cleaning
trusted and loyal maid / servant
Only person Telemachus trusts for telling his travel plans
Antinous
head Suitor
exposes Penelope's weaving scheme to everyone
plans to kill telemachus on his return home
Mentes
" Athena”
inspires telemachus to “man up” and get house in order
tells telemachus to call an assembly and go to get more info on his father Odysseus
Mentor
real person but also disguised
trusted family friend of Odysseus
offers to limit his advice at assembly
when Athena is disguised as him she travels with telemachus to pylos
Pisistratus
Nester's son
goes with telemachus to Sparta
has Model Behavior of a son of a king ( Prince)
Nestor
wise Elder and phenomenal host
helps telemachus “become a man”
tells telemachus about agamemnon's homecoming and warns telemachus not to stay away from home for too long
Menelaus
Helen's husband
King of Sparta
suffers 8-year absence from his greed
tells telemachus about Odysseus
he wrestles proteus to learn where Odysseus is and then tells telemachus
Proteus
shape-shifter
old man of the sea
tells menelaus how he can get home, about agamemnon's homecoming, and where Odysseus is (Calypso’s island)
tells Menelaus lots of stories
Clytemnestra and Aeigthus
agamemnon's Wife and Her Lover
the two of them murder Agamemnon when he comes home from war with an ax or different blade
Orestes
agamemnon's son
God's use him as model of what telemacus should be
he avenges his dad by killing his mother and his mother's lover
Elpenor
youngest member of Odysseus’ crew
gets drunk and falls off roof breaking his neck from the spine
sort of ghost bags Odysseus to come back to Aeaea to give him a proper burial ( in Underworld)
Eurylochus
mutinous crew member
wanted to stop at Thrinacia
made/convinces crew to eat Helios's cattle
Resisted going in Circe’s house
wants to leave when crew is turned to pigs but Odysseus wants to stay
almost always sides against Odysseus
Tiresias
blind prophet of Thebes
spoke to Odysseus warning him of dangers but Odysseus originally goes there for directions on how to get back home to Ithaca
lives down in Underworld with home of Hades
warns Odysseus to not eat sun cattle and when Odysseus returns he is to kill the suitors
also when Odysseus returns he is to sacrifice to Poseidon
Agamemnon
Odysseus is shocked when he sees him because he does not think Agamemnon should be dead
tells Odysseus women are evil and not to be trusted
uses his homecoming story to warn Odysseus, says to arrive home secretly
Achilles
he is sad and hating life
reveals kleos does not matter when dead
he would rather be a slave up top than King of the underworld
Ajax
he is angry that he did not get Achilles armor
Anticleia
Odysseus's mom
Odysseus is shocked to see her because she isn't supposed to be dead
she died because she was sad about Odysseus and how he disappeared
she tells Odysseus of their family
Circe-Aeaea
she also warns Odysseus to not eat the sun cattle
Odysseus stays there for one year
she turns the men to pigs
she hooks Odysseus up with what he needs for the underworld
and gives clear instructions on how to get back home to Ithaca
Calypso-Ogygia
think numbers 1 through 7
Odysseus stays for 7 years
Accuses gods of double standard when she has to give her man up
Temps and bribes Odysseus to stay at Ogygia
Helios and Zeus had a disagreement on how Odysseus's crew should be punished and she tells Odysseus of this disagreement
Aeolus
he hosts Odysseus for a month in Aeolia
all he wants are stories
he gave Odysseus the bag of wind
he refuses to help Odysseus a second time for he fears that they are cursed by the Gods
Ino
former human-now a sea nymph
gives Odysseus a scarf to save from drowning
tells Odysseus “not to look back” when he throws it back in the water
Alcinous
Phaecian King
honors “the stranger” with feast and contests
impressed with Odysseus and his stories
promises to take Odysseus home to Ithaca
Arete
Odysseus approaches her first to help him
she is suspicious of Odysseus because she recognizes her clothing
she is a beloved and trusted leader
Nausicaa
she helps Odysseus get to the palace
she is concerned about her family reputation
and she asks Odysseus to remember her because he owes her his life
Demodocus
blind Bard who entertains at Phaecian feast
sings about a fight between Achilles and Odysseus, and also sings about aries/aphrodite/hephaestus and the trojan horse
Treated like a god well respected and Odysseus is a huge fan of him
Broadsea
taunts Odysseus at games (says he is not strong and too old)
he later says sorry and goes Odysseus special guest GIF of silver sword (like a god host should)
Zeus
Athena's dad
sets up Odysseus's release from calypso
since wind that forces Odysseus to stay at helios’ Island (Thrinacia)
sends storm that kills Odysseus's crew
Poseidon
Continuously tries to make Odysseus's journey home difficult because he blinded the Cyclops (Polyphemus)
Phaecian warning that one day he will punish the Phaecians for taking the wrong person home
Athena
daughter of Zeus
supporter of Odysseus
often appears in disguise
usually as Mentor
family friend who assists Telemachus while his father is absent
also disguised as Mentes
this is when she forces Telemachus to go and search for information of Odysseus
changes appearance of people
Hermes
sends message to Calypso to free Odysseus
gave Moly as advice to be protected against Circe and the poisonous drug in her potion
at that time he was disguised as a Young Man
Helios/Helius
owns cattle
convinces Zeus to kill crew of Odysseus
also threatens to take his son to the underworld
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