The Odyssey -- Part I Quiz Prep.

Zeus

ruler of all the gods and goddesses

Alcinous

king of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story

Polyphemus

Cyclops, son of Poseidon

Circe

The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus's crew into swine when he lands on her island.

Sirens

Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths

Scylla

Six headed monster

Lotus Eaters

people who feed Odysseus' men a plant to make them forget Ithaca

Laertes

Odysseus' father

Poseidon

god of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea

Calypso

The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her island-home of Ogygia. She holds him prisoner there for seven years until Hermes, the messenger god, persuades her to let him go.

Tiresias

a blind prophet whose spirit Odysseus visits in the underworld

Odysseus

King of Ithaca and hero of The Odyssey

Charybdis

a dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster

Cyclopes

a race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a Cyclops

Muse

Goddess of poetry