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26 Cards in this Set
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Aeaea
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home of Circe, the witch godess
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Alcinous
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king of Phaeacia. Odysseus tells the story of his adventures to Alcinous' court.
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Calypso
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Beautiful godess-nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years
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Charybdis
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female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool (thought to be a real whirlpool in the Sraight of Messina)
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Cocones
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people living on the southwestern coast of Thrace, who battled Odysseus and his men on thier journey home.
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Circe
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witch-godess who turns Odysseus' men into swine (pigs) (then turns them back)
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Erebus
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Dark area of the underworld where the dead reside
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Eurylochus
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one of Odysseuss' loyal crew
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Lotus Eaters
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people who feed Odysseus' men with lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca
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Phaeacia
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ISLAND kingdom RULED BY KING ALCINOUS. The Phaeacians are shop builders and traders.
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Polyphemus
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The CYCLOPS blinded by Odesseus, the SON OF POSIDEN.
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Scylla
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female monster with SIX SERPENT HEADS
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Sirens
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Sea NYMPHS whose beautiful and mysterious music lures saliors to steer thier ships toward the rocks
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Teiresias
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famous blind prophet from the city of Thebes. Odysseus meets him in the land of the dead.
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Thrinakia
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island where the sun god Helios keeps his cattle
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Antinous
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one of Penelope's leading suitor; an arrogant and mean young noble from Ithaca
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Eumaeus
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SWINEHEARD, one of Odysseus' loyal servants
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Eurycleia
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Odysseus' OLD NURSE
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Eurymachus
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suitor of Penelope
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Eurynome
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Penelope's HOUSEKEEPER
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Penelope
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Odysseus' faithful wife
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Philoetus
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cowherd, one of Odysseus' loyal servants
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Telemachus
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Odysseus' son
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Apollo
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god of misic, poetry, AND ARCHERY
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Cronus
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Zeus's dad
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Helios
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SUN GOD
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