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Anticlea
mother of Odysseus
wife of Laertes
daughter of Autolycus
Antiphates
King of Lamos
married to a giant
known for eating men
Circe
daughter of the sun god (Hyperion also known as Helios)
nymph
turned Odysseus men into swine (pigs)
had an affair with Odysseus
Cimmmerians
people who live near the opening of Hades
nomadic people who live in darkness
Epicaste (Jocasta)
mother and wife of Oedipus
queen of Thebes
Argo
ship captained by Jason and argnauts
also can be Odysseus faithful dog
Teiresias
blind prophet of Thebes
Eurylochus
husband of Odysseus sister
one of the sailors in Odysseus crew
Sirens
lure sailors to their deaths with their “beautiful voice”
half bird half woman
Aeolian Islands
7 islands/floating island
island kingdom of Aeolus
volcanic
Demodocus
blind bard at court of Alcinous
Cicones
name for the people from Esmarus
fought alongside the Trojans
Louts Eaters
people who feast on addicting lotus plants on a small island
Cyclopes
one eye monsters
Polyphemus
son of Poseidon
cyclopes
Aeaea
name of the Circe Island
Acheron
god of the underworld river and lake of pain
Elpenor
youngest sailor in Odysseus crew
was the first ghost that Odysseus encountered
asked Odysseus to properly bury him
Minos
sits in the underworld as judgement on the dead and the ghosts would wait for their sentences from him
King of Knossos
Orion
driving the ghosts of the wild beats in a meadow with a bronze club in the underworld
Tityus
Two vultures on either side of him were digging into his liver in the underworld as punishment
Tantalus
Tried to get water and fruit but was not able to get any in the underworld as a punishment
also a tormented spirit in Hades
Phaethethusa and Lampetie
guarded sheep and cattle of Thrincia (Hyperion island)
Loadamas
oldest son of Alcinous and Arete
Explain how Odysseus was able to reach the knees of the queen without any of the members in court noticing.
Athena gave Odysseus a cloak of darkness
How did Odysseus handle the queen’s questioning regarding his clothing
Odysseus told her that he was on Calypso’s Island, where she took care of him
According to Odysseus account, how many years was he was on Calypso island
7 years
List the type of competitions that were held at the games?
foot races, wrestling, jumping, throwing the disc, and boxing
Who won foot races?
Clytoneus
Who won wrestling?
Euryalus
Who won jumping?
Amphialus
Who won the throwing of the disc?
Elatreus
Who won boxing?
Loadamus (Alcinous son)
King Alcinous says his father told him that Poseidon was angry with the Phaecians for what?
Poseidon was mad that they were being too easy going with giving people escorts
What prophecy was suppposed to take place to the Phaeacians from Poseidon?
ship will be wrecked and bury their city under a mountain
Who was one of the first ghosts who encountered Odysseus?
Elpenor
What is Elpenor request to Odysseus?
to properly bury him with his armor
Which heroes came up to Odysseus with Achilles?
Patroclus, Antilochus, and Ajax
What was the most sickening sight that Odysseus saw throughout his voyage
Scylla tearing his men apart
What happened with Cicones?
At first Odysseus and is men cleared the Cicones. However, after his men did not want to leave and did not listen to Odysseus. Eventually the Cicones got reinforcement and killed half dozen of Odysseus men
What happened with the Lotus Eaters?
Odysseus men ate the lotus fruit and did not want to leave due to the fruit being addicted. So Odysseus made them fast to get the fruit out their system and forced them back on the ship.
What happened with the Cyclopes?
To escape the cyclopes specifically Polyphemus, they lighted a stake on fire and stabbed his eye. They did this by distracting Polyphemus drunk on a delicious drink.
What happened with King Aeolus?
King Aeolus is the captain of the wind. He felt bad for Odysseus and wanted to help him, so he gave him “prime oxhide” to hold/calm the wind for him.
What happened with the Laestrygonians?
Odysseus men were frightened of Antiphates wife due to her size. So Antiphates ate one of his men and then the Laestrygonians started to throw big rocks/stones at Odysseus men.
What happened with Circe?
Circe put Odysseus into swine/pigs
What happened at the land of the dead? (underworld)
Odysseus met Elphenor first
2nd met his mother, Anticlea who hung herself due to longing of wondering where Odysseus was
3rd met Teiresias who told Odysseus that he must restrain himself and his comrades to not eat the sheep and cattle in order to get home safely
Lastly, he met the three (4) heroes Patroclus, Antilochus and Ajax and Achilles
What happened at the 2nd time with Circe?
Warned Odysseus to put wax in his sailors ears to not get lured in by the sirens and to tie himself to the mass of the ship.
Also told Odysseus about Scylla and that he could lose potentially half dozen of his men to 12.
What happened with the Sirens?
They tried to lure Odysseus and his men
What happened with Scylla and Charybdis?
Scylla is a six necked monster with three rows of teeth in each head. She attacked Odysseus ship while he was trying to go through. She also has a Charybdis which is her sucking whirlpool. This is where Odysseus had his "most frightening sight” where Scylla teared up his men
What happened at Thrinacian island
Eurylochus argues with Odysseus about eating the cattle and resting at this island
They later got punished by Zeus for eating the cattle
Aeetes
King of Colchs; owner of Golden Fleece
brother of arce
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