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8 Cards in this Set
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aiolos
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god of wind who gives odysseus the wind bag to get back to ithaka
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king alkinoos
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King of the Phaeacians, he encourages Odysseus to tell the story of his wanderings and helps the hero return to Ithaca.
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nausikaa
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Daughter of Alcinous and Queen Arete, she finds Odysseus when he washes ashore on Phaeacia and expresses an attraction toward him.
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eumaeus
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The loyal shepherd who, along with the cowherd Philoetius, helps Odysseus reclaim his throne after
his return to Ithaca. Even though he does not know that the vagabond who appears at his hut is Odysseus, Eumaeus gives the man food and shelter. |
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tiresias
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A Theban prophet who inhabits the underworld. Tiresias meets Odysseus when Odysseus journeys to
the underworld in Book 11. He shows Odysseus how to get back to Ithaca and allows Odysseus to communicate with the other souls in Hades. |
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melanthius
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The brother of Melantho. Melanthius is a treacherous and opportunistic goatherd who supports the
suitors, especially Eurymachus, and abuses the beggar who appears in Odysseus’s palace, not realizing that the man is Odysseus himself. |
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philoitios
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loyal cowherd who assists odysseus when he returns to the palace
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eurykleia
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The aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Eurycleia
is well informed about palace intrigues and serves as confidante to her masters. She keeps Telemachus’s journey secret from Penelope, and she later keeps Odysseus’s identity a secret after she recognizes a scar on his leg. |
