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38 Cards in this Set
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Persephone
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Hades wife
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Oydsseus
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Leader of the crew, main character. Has lots of ego. Wily.
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Telemachus
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Son of Odysseus. 20 Years old. Has not seen him in 20 years.
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Penelope
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Odysseus’ wife. Very smart (shawl). Wants to see Odysseus again
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom, warfare and craft.
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Hermes
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messenger god and guide to underworld.
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Poseidon
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god of the seas. Making Odysseus’ journey hard.
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Mentor
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old friend of Odysseus. Athena discuses as him.
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Antinous
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leader of the suitors and plots of kill Telemachus. Dies first by Odysseus.
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Eurymachus
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leading suitor. Killed by arrow
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Amphinomus
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begs for mercy but gets head chopped off my Odysseus.
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Emaeus
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loyal swine herd, helps Odysseus get throne.
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Melenthius
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goat harder. Mean to Odysseus in disguise. Trussed.
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Eyrcleia
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old nurse maid. Recognizes Odysseus by his wild boar scar.
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Calypso
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sea nymph. Holds Odysseus in captive for 7 years
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Polyphemus
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son of Poseidon. Cyclops.
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Circe
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witch goddess who turns men into pigs. Gives Odysseus advice
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Helios
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god of the sun and the sun cattle.
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Laertes
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Odysseus father. Aging on farm until Odysseus’ return.
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Anticleia
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Odysseus’ mother. Died waiting for him.
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Elpenor
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fell off roof at Circes house. Begs for them to have a burial.
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Tiresias
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seer of Thebes. Blind prophet teller.
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Nausicaa
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daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete. First to find Odysseus in Phaciea.
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3 Parts of Hades
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Tarturus = Bad. Asphodel Meadows = Normal. Elysium Fields = Hero.
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Men in Tarturus
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Sisyphus = always breaking the rules = pushing the boulder for eternity.
Titiyus = assaulted a god = liver pecked out every day by vultures and grown back overnight Tantalus = feed his son to the gods = could not have any food or water to satisfy himself |
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Cincones
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Ismarus
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Lotus Eaters
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Jerba
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Cyclops
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Favignana
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King Aeolian
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Aeolian Islands
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Laestnygonians
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Bonifasio (between Crosica and Sardina)
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Circe Island
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Cape Aeaea
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Hades
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Straight of Gibraltar
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Sirens
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Ustica
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Scylla and Charybdis
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Straight of Messina
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Cattle of SunGod
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Sicily
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Kalypso Island
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Ogybia
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Phaciea
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Corfu
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Home Time!
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Ithaca
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