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30 Cards in this Set
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Calypso
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a sea goddess who lives on the island of Ogygia
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Alcinous
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the king of the Phaeacians
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Laertes
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Odysseus' father
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Circe
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a goddess and enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea
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Zeus
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the chief of the greek gods and goddesses;father of athena and appollo
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Cicones
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allies of the trojans, who live at ismarus
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lotus eaters
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inhabitants of a land odyseus visits
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cyclopes
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a race of one eyed giants
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apollo
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a god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine
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poseidon
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the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses;father of the cyclops who battles odyseus
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aeolus
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the gaurdian of the winds
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Laestrygones
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cannibal inhabitants of a distant land
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eurylochus
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a trusted officer of odyseus
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hermes
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the god of invention, comerce, and cunning;messenger of the gods
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persephone
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the wife of the ruler of the underworld
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tiresias (of thebes)
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a blind prophet whose spirit odyseus visits in the underworld
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sirens
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creatures, part woman and part bird, whose songs lure sailors to their death
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scylla
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a six-headed monster who devours sailors
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charybdis
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a dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster
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helios
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the sun god, who pastures his cattle on the island of thrinacia
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antinous
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a suitor of penelope's
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eurymachus
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a suitor of penelope's
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telemachus
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odyseus' son
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eumaeus
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a servant in odyseus' household
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philoetius
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a servant in odyseus' household
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eurycleia
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an old female servant, still loyal to odyseus
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epic
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a long narrative poem (that tells about the adventures of a hero)
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epic hero
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a larger than life figure,usually male, who embodies the ideals of a nation or race
HAS HUMAN FLAWS!!!!!!!!! |
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epic simile
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an elaborate more involved version of a regular simile
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epithet
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brief, descriptive phrases that help to characterize a particular person or thing
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