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26 Cards in this Set
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Aeaea |
Home of Circe, the Enchantress goddess. |
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Alcinous |
King of Phaeacia, this is where Odysseus tells of his adventures |
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Calypso |
Nymph goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years |
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Charybdis |
Whirlpool that sucks in Odysseus' ship and crew |
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Cicones |
people living on the southwestern coast that fight Odysseus and his men. |
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Circe |
an enchantress who turn's his men to swine |
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Cyclops |
A one eyed giant |
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Erebus |
a dark area of the underworld where the dead live. |
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Eurylochus |
A member of Odysseus' loyal crew |
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Lotus Eaters |
People that feed Odysseus' men lotus to make them forget about Ithaca |
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Phaeacia |
Island kingdom ruled by king Alcinius; primarily shipbuilders |
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Polyphemus |
Cyclops that entrapped the men and began eating them |
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Syclla |
Female monster with six serpent heads |
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Sirens |
Sea nymphs whos beautiful voices lure sailors towards dangerous rocks |
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Teiresias |
famous blind prophet from the underworld |
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Thrinakia |
The famous island where the sun god Helios keeps his cattle |
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Penelope |
Odysseus' faithful wife |
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Telemachus |
Odysseus' son |
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Apollo |
God of Poetry, medicine, archery, and prophecy |
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Athena |
Favorite of Zeus, Goddess of Wisdom, warfare and tactics |
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Cronus |
Titan god who ruled the earth until Zeus, his son, overthrew him |
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Helios |
Sun god |
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Hephaestus |
god of metal working |
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Hermes |
messenger god |
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Poisidon |
God of the Sea |
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Zeus |
most powerful god |
