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24 Cards in this Set
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Odysseus
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Epic hero of The Odyssey. King of Ithaca, and great warrior who helped the Spartans defeat Troy.
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Alcinous
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King of the Phaecians, offers Odysseus a ship if he will tell him the story of his adventures.
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Calypso
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Sea Goddess who was in love with Odyssseus and kept him trapped on her island for years.
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Circe
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isalnd enchantress who helps Odysseus by warning him about Scylla, Charybdis, and not to touch the cattle of Helios
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Zeus
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King of the Gods. When Odysseus's men fail to leave the cattle of Helios alone, Zeus destroys their ship with a lightning bolt.
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Poseidon
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God of sea, earthquakes, storms, father of Polyphemus. Poseidon makes getting home very difficult for Odysseus.
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom and friend of Odysseus. She helps him many times during his travels.
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Polyphemus
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Cyops son of Poseidon
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Eurylochous
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memeber of Odysseus's crew who talked the other men into killing the cattle of Helios.
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Tiresias
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Blind prophet who Odysseus summoned in the land of the dead. Tiresias told Odysseus how to get home.
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Telemachus
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son of Odysseus
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Sirens
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beautiful singing creatures, draw you in with their songs and kill you. Odysseus challenges himself to hear them sing.
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Scylla
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6 headed sea monster
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Charybdis
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Giant whirlpool
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Eumaeus
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Swineherd and friend of Odysseus in Ithaca.
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Antinous
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leader of the suitors who is trying to marry Penelope
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Penelope
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wife of Odysseus, she has been waiting for him to return for 30 yrs.
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Lotus
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magical flower, when eaten, men will forget about ever wanting to go home
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The Challenge
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string the bow of Odysseus and shoot an arrow through 12 axe handle sockets
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suitor
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men who want to marry Penelope
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'Nobody'
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nickname of Odysseus
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Aeoleus
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god of the wind
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Ithaca
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Greek island and kingdom of Odysseus
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Argus
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Odysseus's faithful dog who has waited 30 years and guarded his home until he returned.
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