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10 Cards in this Set
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Melanthios
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unfaithfull goatherd
*teases Odysseus when he is a begger *gives the suitors their weapons from the open storage room; tied up and was made watch the battle *had nose & ears cut off, parts torn off and fed to the dogs, hands & feet hacked away at for being disloyal |
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Amphinomous
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a more well behaved suitor
*warned by the begger Odysseus (because he seemed gentle and had a clear head) that Odysseus would return and the suitors would die *he can't leave even with Odysseus' warning because he was bound there by Athena |
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Melantho
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unfaithful woman servant to Odysseus
*teases him when he is a begger |
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Euamios
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swineherd
faithfull to Odysseus close to Telemakhos *gives hospitatlity to Odysseus *helps Odysseus (locks door to women's quarters) |
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Argus
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Odysseus' old dog
*was treated poorly by the suitors *dies after hearing Odysseus' voice |
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Elpenor
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one of Odysseus' shipmates
*died by falling off of a roof *asks Odysseus to burn his gear and to be burried |
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Eupeithes
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father of Antinoos
*encourages parents of killed suitors to seek revenge on Odysseus *was killed by one of Laertes' spears |
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Iros
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beggar of the palace who fights with the beggar Odysseus over begging territory
*Odysseus wins |
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Eurykleia
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loyal nurse of Odysseus
*recongizes Odysseus' scar *tells Odysseus which maids haven't been loyal |
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Laertes
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father of Odysseus
*warn down from missing Odysseus and his wife *rejoices when he first sees Odysseus again *kills Eupeithes with his spear |
