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24 Cards in this Set
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Aegyptius
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Ithacan elder, father of Eurynomus.
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Agamemmnon
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King of Mycanae, brother of Menelaus, commander of Achaen forces at Troy. Murdered by Aegisthus
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Ajax
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Achaen,son of Telamon. Defeated by Odyssesud for Achilles' armour.
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Antinous
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son of eupithes. 1 of 2 lead suitors. MEAN and ARROGANT. Wants to kill Telemachus.
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Athena
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Goddess of Wisdom. Daughter of Zeus.Assits T. and O. O.is her favorite GREEK. Defender of Achaens
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Eurycleia
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Old nurse maid of O.and T. Handmaid to P. Knows whats going on around palace.
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Eurymachus
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1 of 2 lead suitors. Son of Polybus. Manipulative
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Halitherses
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Ithacan elder, prophet powers
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Eurydice
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Daughter of Clymenus, Nestor's wife
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Helen
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Wife of M.,queen of Sparta.Daughter of Z. and Leda. BEAUTIFUL,cause of Trojan war.
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Ithaca
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Rocky island where O.isfrom
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Leocritus
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Suitor
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Menelaus
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King of Sparta, husband of Helen.Good friend of O.
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Nestor
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King of Pylos.Former warior of Troy. Clever speaker.
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Odysseus
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Main character, SOnof Laertes. P's hubby. Clever, cunning. King of Ithaca. T's dad.
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Olympus
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Mountain in N.E Thessaly,home of gods.
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Penelope
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wife of O. mother of T. Very sad. Pretends to be helpless, but rlly very clever
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Pisitratus
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Son of Nestor, accompanies T.to Sparta.
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Proteus
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The old man of the sea, servant of Poseidon.
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Pylos
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Sandy island, Nester King
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Sparta
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Capital city of Lacedaemon,home of M and H
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Telemachus
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SOn of O and H. Heir to throne of Ithaca
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Thrasymedes
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Son of Nestor, brother of Antilochus and Pisistratus.
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Zeus
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King of gods
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