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21 Cards in this Set
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Aethon
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Odysseus as a beggar.
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Amphimedon
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A suitor killed by Telemakhos. He reports the death of the suitors to Agamemnon in the Underworld.
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Amphinomous
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The only decent suitor. He convinces the rest of the suitors not to kill Telemakhos.
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Antinoos
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The most arrogant suitor, as well as their leader. He is killed first, with an arrow to his throat.
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Apollo
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The god of music and archery. He has a festival on the same day of the final fight.
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Argos
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Odysseus's dog. He hasn't been taken care of, but he waits for Odysseus to come home before he dies.
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Autolycus
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Odysseus's grandfather.
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Cimmerians
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Live by the Underworld.
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Ctesippus
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A suitor who is killed by Philoteus.
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Eumaios
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Odysseus's loyal swineherd.
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Eurycleia
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Odysseus's loyal nurse.
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Eurymakhos
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One of the most powerful suitors.
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Eurynome
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Penelope's housekeeper.
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Iros
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The beggar who loses a boxing match to Odysseus when provoked by the suitors.
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Laertes
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Odysseus's father.
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Leodes
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The prophet suitor. He is killed by Odysseus.
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Melanthios
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Odysseus' goatherd. He tries to retrieve weapons for the suitors during the battle, and is tortured and killed.
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Melantho
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A maid who has an affair with Eurymakhos.
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Philoteus
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Odysseus's loyal cowherd.
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Theoclemynus
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He has a vision about the death of the suitors.
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Tiresias
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The prophet of the Underworld.
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