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Odysseus
King of Ithaca
Penelope
wife of odysseus
Telemachus
son of odysseus
Laertes
Odysseus' father, old king of Ithaca
Anticleia
Odysseus' mother, dies grieving over her son
Eurycleia
faithful old nurse
recongizes odysseus' old scar
Eumaeus
odysseus' loyal swineherd
argos
odysseus' dog recognizes his master even after 20 years
Antinoos
the leading suitor
eupithes
father of antinous
Agamenmnon
king of Mycenae and commander of the greek army
Tiresias
profet tha odysseus meets in the underworld
Alcinous
king of the phaeacians has odysseus tell story of his wandering and helps the hero return to Ithaca
mausicaa
daughter of alcinous
zeus
king of the gods, unpredictable, his daughter is athena
Athena
helps odyssues through out the book. daughter of zeus
Polyphemus
kyklops eat odysseus' men
son of posiden
poseidon
god of the sea seeks revenge on odysseus for blinding his son
kalypko
nymph that holds odysseus captive for 7 years
kirke
a goddess turns odysseus' men into pigs lets odysseus stay for a year