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32 Cards in this Set
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Helios |
god of the SUN, raises cattle on the island of Thrinacia. |
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Zeus |
ruler if Greek god and goddesses; father of Athena and Apollo. |
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Telemachus |
Odysseus's son |
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Penelope |
Odysseus's wife |
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Hermes |
god of invention, commerce, and cunning; messenger of the gods. |
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Calypso |
A sea goddess who lives on the island Ogygia. |
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Laertes |
Odysseus's father. |
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Alcinous |
king of Phaeacians. |
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Circe |
a goddess of enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea. |
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Cicones |
Trojan allies living at Ismarus. |
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Lotus Eaters |
inhabitants of a land Odysseus visits. |
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Cyclopes |
a race of one-eyed giants; an individual member of the race is a cyclops. |
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Apollo |
god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine. |
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Poseidon |
god of seas, earthquakes, and horses; father of the cyclops who battles Odysseus. |
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Aeolus |
the guardian of the winds. |
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Laestrygones |
cannibal inhabitants of a distant land. *cannibals eat people. |
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Eurylochus |
trusted officer of Odysseus. |
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Persephone |
the wife of Hades, ruler of the underworld. |
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Tiresias |
of Thebes, a blind prophet whose spirit visits Odysseus in the underworld. |
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Elpenor |
one of Odysseus's crew, killed in an accident. |
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Sirens |
creatures, part women and bird, whose songs lure sailors to their death. |
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Scylla |
a 6-headed monster who devours sailors. |
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Charbdis |
dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster. |
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Athena |
goddess of war, wisdom, and cleverness, goddess of crafts. |
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Eumaeus |
a servant in Odysseus's household. |
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Argos |
Odysseus's dog. |
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Antinous |
a suitor of Penelope's. |
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Eurymachus |
a suitor of Penelope's. |
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Philoetius |
a servant in Odysseus's household. |
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Amphinomus |
a suitor of Penelope's. |
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Eurynome |
a female servant in Odysseus's household. |
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Eurycleia |
an old female servant, still loyal to Odysseus. |
