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Epic simile

An elaborate comparison using like or as developed other several lines between something familiar and unfamiliar.

Epic Poem

a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events or great achivements of heroes

nostos

homecoming story

Allegory

A story where people, places or events have symbolic meaning

en medias res

in the middle of things

kleos

glory, fame

epithet

word or phrase that describes charachters objects or events.

invocation of the muse

a prayer for inspiration for a story

Telemachus

Odysseus and Penelope's son

penelope

Odysseus' wife, weaving scheme, suitors want her

laertes

Odysseus' father, very sad

Eurycleia

trusted maid, loyal servant

antinous

head suitor who exposes penelopes weaving scheme

mentes

"AThena", tells telechams to get his house in order

mentor

trusted family friend and gives telechamus adivice and encouragement

Pisistratus

son of Nestor, who accompanies Telemachus to Sparta, MODEL BEHAVIOR OF A KINGS SON

Nestor

King of Pylos, wise elder who helps t. become a man

Menelaus

lives in sparta, helens husband, gone for 8 years because of his greed.

proteus

old man of the sea, shape shifter, tells telemachus how to get home and were his father is

clytemnestra and aeigthus

agammenoms wife and lover who kill him

orestes

agammemnons son , gods use him as a model of what telemachus should be, kills clymenstra and aeigthus

elephnor

fell on the floor and died. frist to comfort odyssey in the underworld and request a proper burial.

eurylochus

Mutinous sailor who persuades Odysseus' men to eat the Cattle of the Sun God.

Tiresais

blind prophet of thebes and warned odysseus not to eat cattle , lives in underworld

agamemnon

tells odysseus woman are evil and he must arrive home secretly.

achillies

very sad and revales that kleos does not matter

ajax

wont talk to odysseus and is still mad about not getting the armor.

anticlea

odysseus' mom and died from sadness of missing him

circe - aeaea

turns crew to pigs, shows zenia to O. and crew. witch, stay for one year, warns not to eat cattle

Calypso (Ogygia)

nymph, keeps O. at the island for 7 years and she is trapped at the island herself

Aeolus

keeper of the winds and shows xenia to O. and crew.rejects O. and the crew the second time , gives O. bag of wind, wants to hear stories

Ino

former human, now a sea nymph. gives scarf to O. and tells him not to look back.

alcinous

The Phaeacian king who hosts Odysseus very hospitably and helps him return to Ithaca.

arete

beloved and trusted leader, suspicious of O. nausicas mom

Nausicaa

helps O. get to palace ,concerned abt her family's reputation, asks O. to remember her

demodocus

Blind bard of the Phaeacian feast, he sings of the trojan war and treated like a god

broadsea

taunts O. at games, but then apologizes and gives him a speical sword.

zeus

arranges O. release from calypso, sends wind that forces crew to stay with cattle

Poseisdon

tries to thwart O. trip because he blinded posiedons son

hermes

gives message to calypso to free O.

heilos

owns the cattle!!